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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) obligated nearly $1.7 billion for family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) assistance in fiscal years 2018 through 2020. The majority of this funding, approximately half, was allocated to African countries. USAID's FP/RH assistance was provided through various
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Columbia Utilities, a family-owned energy supply company based in Brooklyn, New York, has been providing electricity to residents and businesses throughout the state for three generations. The company has evolved from providing fuel oil to embracing renewable energy options, ensuring a viable choice for its customers' energy needs. With
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The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has solicited comments on a petition from Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (the Upstate Utilities) to identify areas of concern and proposed solutions for
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The New York State Public Service Commission recently received testimony from a Workforce, Compensation, and Benefits Panel, comprising industry experts from various organizations. The panel's testimony provides valuable insights into the electric utility industry's human resource strategy, workforce projections, and succession planning. Their testimony highlights the
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The New York State Department of Public Service has issued a document detailing Con Edison's response to interrogatories from the Sane Energy Project. In response to question 18, Con Edison provides detailed projections of its total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the rate years 2022-2025. The company'
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The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold virtual public statement hearings on May 24, 2022, to receive public comments on Alle-Catt Wind Energy LLC's (Alle-Catt) application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need to construct a 340-megawatt wind electric generating facility in Cattaraugus
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PULP, a non-profit organization representing low- and fixed-income utility customers, has joined forces with environmental groups WE ACT for Environmental Justice, Alliance for a Green Economy, and Sane Energy Project to urge the New York State Department of Public Service to compel Con Edison to respond to discovery requests in
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Arizona's energy industry and state universities have joined forces to combat climate change by forming a coalition that aims to achieve a carbon-neutral economy in the state. The coalition, which includes four energy providers and three public universities, will launch a new center to explore strategies and solutions
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A unique coalition of four Arizona energy providers and the state's three public universities has formed a new interdisciplinary coalition to achieve a carbon-neutral economy. This ambitious goal involves developing a clean hydrogen ecosystem, leveraging the state's abundant clean energy resources and potential to become an
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Chemoimmunotherapy has recently failed to demonstrate significant clinical benefit in advanced bladder cancer patients, and the underlying mechanisms of this response remain unclear. Research has focused on tumor-intrinsic properties that render bladder cancer cells "immune-excluded," making them resistant to treatment. A recent study published in Nature Communications explored
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Researchers have developed a novel diagnostic approach that combines metagenomics-based pathogen detection in cerebrospinal fluid with a host gene expression-based machine learning classifier to diagnose tuberculosis meningitis (TBM) and its mimics. The study, conducted by a team of researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), enrolled 368 HIV-infected
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The Biden administration announced Friday that the Affordable Care Act has helped send the nation's uninsured rate to near record lows, with an estimated 35.8 million people now covered as of early 2022. This includes over 13.6 million people enrolled in policies purchased on the Obamacare
