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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday June 04, 2023 ( 5 items )  

Chesapeake Conservancy: First of Its Kind - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Solar Mapping & Prediction
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 1 (TNSjou) -- Chesapeake Conservancy issued the following news release: With funding support from the Grayce B. Kerr Fund, Inc., Chesapeake Conservancy's data science team developed a deep learning model that automatically maps ground-mounted solar arrays in satellite imagery. Using this AI system, annual maps were created of all solar arrays within Washington, D.C., Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia and West Virginia from 2017 to 2022. This dataset   more

Delaware Riverkeeper Network: Biden's Debt-Deal Sacrifices the Environment, Youth, Those on the Frontlines of Environmental & Social Suffering
BRISTOL, Pennsylvania, May 30 (TNStalk) -- The Delaware Riverkeeper Network issued the following statement on May 29, 2023, by Leader Maya K. van Rossum. Rossum is also the Delaware Riverkeeper and founder of the national Green Amendments for the Generations movement. * * * The "Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023" is a colossal abuse of power and a gift giveaway to industry and conservative political interests at the expense of real people, communities, our environment and the safety of future  more

First Five Years Fund Fact Sheets: Child Care & Development Block Grant in Delaware
WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSres) -- First Five Years Fund, an organization that advances ways to increase access to high-quality early childhood education for children from low-income families, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Child Care & Development Block Grant in Delaware The Child Care & Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is the primary federal grant program that allows states to provide child care assistance to low-income working families with children under age 13. The majority of these f  more

FOREIGN POLICY FOR AMERICA HONORS SENATOR TOM CARPER WITH ITS LEGISLATIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSgov) -- Foreign Policy for America issued the following news release: Foreign Policy for America is pleased to announce that it will present Tom Carper, the senior U.S. Senator from Delaware, with its award for Legislative Achievement at its flagship annual Leadership Summit on June 12, 2023. As Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Senator Carper was a steadfast champion in the push to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and in   more

Nemours Foundation: Statement on Senator Tom Carper's Retirement Announcement
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 1 (TNStalk) -- Nemours Foundation issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Nemours Children's Health commends Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) for a lifetime of service and a record of strong leadership in support of our nation's children and families. As Delaware's Governor, he elevated policies to address the needs of children and families by creating the Family Services Cabinet Council (FSCC). The FSCC helps coordinate services for families, ranging from w  more