INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Ohio nonprofit that provides off-site Bible instruction to public school students during classroom hours says it will triple its programs in Indiana this fall after new legislation forced school districts to comply. To participating families, nondenominational LifeWise Academy programs supplement religious instruction. But critics in Indiana worry the programs spend public […]
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This 3.6-million-year-old footprint was made by our earliest known ancestor. Now it’s at risk of being lost forever
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Polis signs bill to reduce energy costs and carbon footprint
(COLORADO) — Governor Polis signed legislation on Wednesday, May 22 to save Coloradans money on their energy bill. HB24-1370 will expand opportunities for neighborhood-scale energy projects as alternatives to natural gas. “Expanding and maintaining natural gas infrastructure is expensive, and this law will help drive down the cost of natural gas in communities across the […]
A Stunning New Material May Shrink Humanity’s Carbon Footprint
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Humans produce roughly 35 billion tons of CO2, and while the world can reliably soak up half that amount, it‘s clear the planet needs help to combat anthropogenic climate change. A new solution from Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University is a porous […]
China’s footprint in global supply chains will grow no matter who wins the US presidential election: analysts
US presidential candidates Biden and Trump both vow to get tough on China. EIU predicts worsening US-China economic and diplomatic ties over the 2020s. EIU doesn’t expect US trade policies to significantly reduce China’s role in global production networks. The US presidential election is less than six months away, and Democratic and Republican presidential nominee […]
City seeks new downtown outdoor drinking area with smaller footprint and fewer hours
MISHAWAKA — The city is making its second attempt at establishing a downtown outdoor refreshment district where people can carry drinks from designated vendors in a defined area. Called a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA), state law now allows cities and towns in Indiana to set up an area where licensed businesses could sell alcoholic […]
French protesters ask Macron not to sign off on an immigration law with a far-right footprint
PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of cities across France on Sunday to call on President Emmanuel Macron not to sign into law tough new legislation on immigration that they say bears the footprint of the far right and betrays French values. According to the Interior Ministry, 75,000 people […]