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Emerge Career’s pre-release job training lands $3.2M seed and new state contracts

TechCrunch

Emerge Career is working on changing that, and its early success in putting formerly incarcerated folks to work is attracting investment from both VCs and government programs. Education options during and after incarceration have never been particularly extensive, despite the best intentions of educators.

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How Bezos’ latest plan to protect forests could backfire

The Verge

And that doesn’t work,” says Forrest Fleischman, who teaches natural resources policy at the University of Minnesota. The Bezos Earth Fund said that it will work with AFR100, a partnership between 31 governments in Africa that is advised by WRI and aims to restore 100 million hectares of land across the continent by 2030.

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How Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Supplanting Columbus Day

Whole Whale

However, the second Monday in October is still celebrated by 14 states and about 130 local governments as Columbus Day. Besides looking at state and local government holiday laws, there is another way of looking at the adoption of either Columbus or Indigenous Peoples’ Day. What do people search for?

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Where to recycle your used and unwanted gadgets

Engadget

Fortunately, companies and governments alike have made it possible to dispose of your old devices responsibly. Connecticut locations will only accept Insignia and Dynex sets for recycling.) We've outlined policies from a handful of manufacturers below. Heres how to find places that will take your old gadgets.

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The most innovative companies for energy in 2025

Fast Company Tech

climate policy, will struggle to reverse. By tapping its deep pool of usage data, analytics, and energy billing expertise, the Connecticut-based company is betting it can cut most clients energy bills by 30%.

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Seventeen states sue Trump administration over new student visa guidelines

The Verge

Seventeen states and Washington, DC have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s policy that would prevent international students who are taking online courses from remaining in the US. Prior to the July 6th announcement, there was no indication that the fall 2020 semester would not be subject to the same policy.