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October Cause Awareness: National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. About National Domestic Violence Awareness Month In October 1981, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence held the first “Day of Unity.” Over time, the day has evolved into a weeklong observance that is acknowledged at the local, state, and national levels.

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How Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Supplanting Columbus Day

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Roosevelt made Columbus Day a national holiday. 1946: The United Nations Charter is signed, without any mention of indigenous peoples. 1972: The United Nations finally recognizes the rights of indigenous people with the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities.

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States seek alternatives to pay for infrastructure since more EVs means less gas tax revenue

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States with aggressive climate goals like Oregon face a conundrum: EVs can help reduce emissions in the transportation sector, the nation’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, but they also mean less gas tax revenue in government coffers. Bruce Starr, GOP co-vice chair of the joint transportation committee.

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Where to recycle your used and unwanted gadgets

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National chains There is no national electronics recycling law at this time, so you won't find any federal programs to assist you with getting rid of old devices. Connecticut locations will only accept Insignia and Dynex sets for recycling.) Heres how to find places that will take your old gadgets.

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University & Higher Education Advertising + Fundraising Study

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Online-focused institutions like Southern New Hampshire University and National University lead in advertising spend, investing heavily in student acquisition through marketing channels. Louis Yeshiva University A.

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This Pennsylvania landfill sends radioactive waste into a nearby creek—and fracking has only made it worse

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[Photo: Scott Goldsmith/Inside Climate News] The Max Environmental Technologies landfill has been out of compliance with requirements set under the Clean Water Act for most of the past three years and with the federal hazardous waste law, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, known as RCRA for short, since July 2023.

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What to expect if the EPA revokes this key part of U.S. climate policies

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As a law professor , I have tracked federal climate regulations and the lawsuits and court rulings that have followed them over the past 25 years. EPA that six greenhouse gases are pollutants under the Clean Air Act and that the EPA has a duty under the same law to determine whether they pose a danger to public health or welfare.

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