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The Value of Diverse Perspective: Reimagine Opportunity Challenge Wrap-Up

Tech Soup

There, she builds technology that connects local communities to resources that help them solve problems and impact issues. And then we stopped talking and our brains exploded with new information and connections. We talked to survivors and individuals who ran programs in Kentucky and New York City. What We Learned.

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Higher energy bills, asthma, and a handout to fossil fuel: Why Trump’s plan to bring back coal plants is a terrible idea

Fast Company Tech

Burning coal is linked to air pollution that contains toxins and heavy metals, and can cause asthma, brain damage, heart problems, cancer, and even premature death. When four Kentucky coal plants were either retired or retrofitted with emissions controls , one study found, local asthma-related hospitalizations plummeted.

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