It's Earth Day, which means it's a great time to celebrate the approximately $5 million in the pipeline from Washington, D.C., to protect and restore over 22,000 acres of wetlands and forests in Arkansas.
City to apply for county’s $500K grant; proposes 100-bed microshelter village in Junction City
Puffer Finance secures $18 million in funding round led by Brevan Howard Digital and Electric Capital. Crypto exchanges Coinbase and Kraken also invest in the Ethereum liquid restaking protocol. Puffer Finance, an Ethereum liquid staking protocol on Eigenlayer, has raised $18 million in its latest funding round. An announcement on Tuesday says Brevan Howard Digital […]
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources Monday received $156 million in federal funds to help build out solar infrastructure to improve energy resilience in low-income and disadvantaged communities.The program, "Solar for Y'all," will be overseen by DENR's Energy Office and is funded by the Inflation Reduction Act."Louisiana is in a uniquely positioned to benefit from this federal investment, with so much of its population in the areas of highest risk for...
The problem was based not on any allegations of misspending — but instead over whether school systems fell short on an obligation to maintain financial support for education at levels in line with overall spending.
LightFury Games, a gaming startup launched by Karan Shroff, former chief marketing officer of Unacademy, has secured $8.5 million in a seed funding round led by Blume Ventures, Mixi and Gemba Capital. Other investors such as Cred founder Kunal Shah and Unacademy CEO Gaurav Munjal also participated in the round.The startup plans to utilise the new capital to develop AAA games in India and will initially focus on mobile gaming before expanding to other platforms, including consoles.AAA games are...
A new report from Portland State University's Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative (HRAC) indicates that alternative shelters provide better outcomes for people experiencing homelessness than traditional shelters.
The funding “would be transformational for the development of renewable energy and grid resiliency across the entire Northeast region,” said Massachusetts Director of Federal Funds and Infrastructure Quentin Palfrey.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow welcomed the federal government’s housing-focused budget but was disappointed that there was no money for the TTC Line 2’s subway cars. “There’s quite a lot in here,” Chow said about the budget at a press conference on Tuesday. “Which means, for Torontonians, we can start building housing -- and some percentage of it will be affordable.” The budget tabled Tuesday includes $4 million over two years for Canada Lands Company to support new modular housing projects,...
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens is using strong mayor powers to propose a budget amendment that will see property owners pay higher taxes to fund a downtown revitalization plan announced this week. In a mayoral decision posted online Tuesday, Dilkens pitched the budget amendment, which council will discuss — and may suggest changes to — during […]
Bezos Earth Fund is donating $100 million and accepting proposals from experts across fields on how AI technology can be used to help combat climate change. about Bezos Earth Fund, here.
Alaska Permanent Fund Corp lowered its stake in shares of The Bank of New York Mellon Co. (NYSE:BK – Free Report) by 0.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 52,213 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 287 shares […]