The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the award of $16 million in grants to support organizations in 12 states as they pilot strategies to improve job quality and increase the availability of good jobs in the care, climate resiliency and hospitality sectors.
Summer 2023 has been marked by record-breaking heat, unprecedented flooding, and a multitude of hurricanes, collectively constituting an extraordinary season. In 2023 alone, the United States has endured a staggering 23 weather or climate disasters, each resulting in losses exceeding $1 billion.
Plans to phase out during the next decade single-use plastic products on public lands — places like the Cape Lookout and Cape Hatteras national seashores — are in the works,
In conjunction with White House Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities, Administration announces more than $500 million in additional investment for resilience