Axios, June 12, 2023, Exclusive: EPA administrator talks AI, environmental justice Driving the news: Before heading to a Silicon Valley clean energy summit Thursday, Regan stopped by Google’s campus to talk with chief sustainability officer Kate Brandt about tech innovation and how the private sector is pushing the envelope on equity and climate action. He spoke with Axios after the

Quartz, June 13, 2023, Could instituting a four-day workweek be a feminist act? Reception has been largely favorable. Workers report improved work-life balance, less stress and burnout, and higher productivity. But evidence has pointed to one other surprising outcome: The four-day workweek may also improve gender parity. Men with a four-day week reported spending 22%

Brookings, May 18, 2023, What Community Factors Are Helping—Or Hurting—Black Health And Well-Being? We Want To Hear From You. Based on existing data, Brookings has plotted the locations of some of the community assets3 in Howard County and Baltimore County in Maryland and Spalding County and Forsyth County in Georgia. If you live in one of these counties, we would like to hear from

NP, May 31, 2023, Making Policy Work For Rural Communities: The Value Of Community Voice Public funding programs often include conditions that exceed the capabilities of high-poverty areas, such as requiring matching funds that these areas do not have. Philanthropy often relies on large, national intermediaries that lack local knowledge and relationships. The private sector

American Banker, May 21, 2023, Banks Now Offer Payday-Loan Alternatives. How Many People Use Them? Over the last few years, several large and regional banks have started offering small-dollar loans to their cash-strapped customers. Now the question is: How many Americans are using the products? A new survey — conducted by the Online Lenders Alliance,

American Banker, May 12, 2023, Fed Nominees Include First Latina Pick And Jefferson For Vice Chair A former administrator at Davidson College, Jefferson has held several prominent positions in academia, served as a staff economist for the Fed and served on the advisory board of the Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute at the Federal Reserve