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Governors’ Unique Role in Building a Clean-Energy Economy

As funds flow from the Inflation Reduction Act for projects across the country, getting the full benefit of this landmark law will depend on governors seizing the moment.

How The Steep Decline In Chinese Tourists Will Cost The U.S. More Than $20 Billion

In the competitive global travel industry, America has lost its edge with the world’s highest-spending travelers due to long visa wait times, gun violence and geopolitics. But here’s the silver lining in the clouds.

Waste coffee grounds make concrete 30% stronger

“The concrete industry has the potential to contribute significantly to increasing the recycling of organic waste such as used coffee,”

7 Remote Work Myths: Separating Fact From Fiction

There are many misconceptions surrounding being a remote worker. Here are some of the myths:

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in New Internet for All Funding Available to Tribal Lands

This second round of funding from the Internet for All initiative’s Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) will make up to approximately $980 million available for Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities for the deployment of Internet infrastructure on Tribal Lands, affordability programs, telehealth and distance learning initiatives.

Montana climate ruling could shape future action to curb greenhouse gases

Only five states have a higher per-capita level of greenhouse gas emissions than Montana, the judge wrote in her order. In 2019, the state extracted enough coal, oil and gas to produce about 70 million tons of carbon dioxide, while its fossil fuel consumption resulted in 32 million tons of CO2 being produced. By way of comparison, the EPA estimates the United States as a whole produced more than 5,000 million tons of CO2 in 2019.

Protecting Your Home from Fires: The Power of EverLog Siding

It’s a grim reality: wildfires are becoming more frequent and intense. In light of these troubling events, we wanted to reach out and share the peace of mind that EverLog Siding can provide to homeowners amidst such dangers.

Small Business Administration (SBA) Annual Regional Cluster Survey

To assist in this process, we request that you complete the forthcoming survey from Optimal. We suggest that you whitelist [email protected] and nbahel@optimalsolutionsgroup so that future communications are not sent to your spam folder.

New Zealand’s Legalization of Incremental Housing Is Bearing Fruit

“Part of what makes these reforms so successful is that they allowed incremental increases in housing density over a very large area, rather than concentrated upzoning to high densities in a limited number of places,”

How a New Program is Helping Small Cities Transform Their Transportation Systems

Last year, a consortium of organizations lead by Bloomberg Philanthropies quietly launched a sprawling resource called the Local Infrastructure Hub, which provides communities under 150,000 residents with a full slate of “grant application boot camps,” peer mentorships, and expert design guidance aimed at making their bids for federal funding as competitive as possible.