Environmental and civil society groups are advocating for improved labor and environmental standards in the countries that supply critical minerals like cobalt and nickel to the United States for use in clean energy technologies..
Health New England offers $80,000 in DEIB grants to support programs addressing youth health and well-being in Western Massachusetts, responding to alarming survey results showing high levels of sadness and hopelessness among eighth-grade studentss; photo via pexels.com. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Health New England will award grants totaling $80,000 to eligible non-profit organizations for programs that work to…
Medical care, food and clean water remain in short supply throughout much of Haiti, where armed gangs now control most of the capital, Port-au-Prince. As residents flee, Massachusetts lawmakers and Haitian-led groups say the United States must pause all deportations to the island and crack down on the trafficking of American-made weapons fueling the violence.
Massachusetts is the eighth state to establish a K-12 universal meal program, but food insecurity doesn’t disappear with a high school diploma. As community college enrollment increases, student groups are asking state lawmakers to fund campus anti-hunger programs as they further public investment in higher education, to help ensure students make it to graduation.