A new weatherization jobs resource hub in Wisconsin is part of advocates’ effort to avoid the boom-and-bust cycle that followed previous increases in federal energy efficiency funding. Green Workforce Connect…
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Rebooted commission could breathe new life into bills challenging Virginia’s largest utility
Virginia clean energy champions have their fingers crossed that members of a resurrected legislative commission won’t water down four utility-focused bills when they meet in the off-season to reshape the…
Why Grants Are Important: The Benefits of Grants Explained
Animal advocacy requires more than just passion and goodwill. It takes resources and thoughtful strategic planning to figure out how to make the world a better place for animals, and…
Ohio county sees dueling studies on solar project payments, but only one disclosed its data
A property-tax alternative chosen by an Ohio county will likely give it more total financial benefits from a proposed solar project than the property tax option would, according to an…
Putting the ‘value’ in value-based payments
By JOSH SEIDMAN Like Matthew Holt, I have also been ranting about the fact that “We’re spending way too much money on stuff that is the wrong thing.” As Matthew…
Your Life Is Better Than You Think
The undeniable popularity of self-help books, wellness podcasts, and happiness workshops reflects the constant human desire to make life better. But could it be that many of our lives are…
The race heats up for massive IRA state and local climate funding program
State and local governments across the country are finalizing plans and preparing applications for a $5 billion federal climate grant program under the Inflation Reduction Act. The EPA’s Climate Pollution…
How to Get 4.5 Million Americans to Quit Smoking
You wouldn’t think it would be easy to get nearly 4.5 million Americans—the equivalent of the entire state of Louisiana or Kentucky—to give up smoking. But it can be done…
How Play Can Increase Resilience
Play is a microcosm of childhood, a protective shell like a butterfly’s chrysalis that safeguards children from the slings and arrows of life, one that allows them to grow. What…
7 Low-Stress Ways to Start Decluttering
None of the tidying clichés ever really clicked with KC Davis, a therapist in Houston and mom to two young kids. “I’ve always been a messy person,” she says. “I’ve…