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Dec 20, 2024 | 
urban.org | Samantha Batko |Sandy Baum |Zach Boren |Claire Bowen
Since its founding in 1968, the Urban Institute has worked with every presidential administration and has been relied on by policymakers across the political spectrum. As a nonpartisan and independent source of evidence, analysis, and solutions, we have long served as a convener, advisor, evaluator, and source of new ideas for federal agencies, the White House, and Congress.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
duboiscountyherald.com | Zach Boren
As Gov.-elect Mike Braun steps up to lead Indiana, he faces the challenge of revitalizing the state’s economy, which ranks 29th nationally. He has promised to make Indiana “a place … where our kids and grandkids want to move back to.” How to start? One way is by ensuring Indiana’s graduates can find good jobs at home with employers committed to investing in local talent. Right now, that’s a challenge.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
indianacapitalchronicle.com | Zach Boren
by Zach Boren, Indiana Capital Chronicle December 5, 2024 As Gov.-elect Mike Braun steps up to lead Indiana, he faces the challenge of revitalizing the state’s economy, which ranks 29th nationally. He has promised to make Indiana “a place … where our kids and grandkids want to move back to.” How to start? One way is by ensuring Indiana’s graduates can find good jobs at home with employers committed to investing in local talent. Right now, that’s a challenge.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
unearthed.greenpeace.org | Zach Boren |Emma Howard
Leading members of a high-profile industry initiative aiming to “end plastic waste” have produced over 1,000 times more plastic than the scheme has cleaned up, according to an Unearthed investigation. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste was launched in 2019 by a major oil and chemical trade group, pledging to invest $1.5 billion in clean-up initiatives that would remove millions of tonnes of plastic from the environment.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
urban.org | Zach Boren |Sarah Rosen Wartell
Body Join the Urban Institute, Jobs for the Future, the Council of State Governments, and Safal Partners during National Apprenticeship Week to celebrate the US Department of Labor's transformative investments that made Registered Apprenticeships more transparent, inclusive, and accessible for employers.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
unearthed.greenpeace.org | Zach Boren
A Conservative minister repeatedly tried to stop England’s environment regulator from publishing data showing a sharp rise in recorded sewage spills into waterways, emails obtained by Unearthed show. The dumping of untreated sewage into Britain’s rivers and seas by the country’s water companies has become a national scandal in recent years. This week three water companies were fined £147 million by the industry regulator Ofwat over a catalogue of failures that lead to excessive sewage spills.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
unearthed.greenpeace.org | Zach Boren
This month the UK became the first country in Europe to approve the sale of meat grown in a laboratory, giving the green light to a pet food made of cell-cultivated chicken. Lab-grown meat is presented as a potential solution to the environmental impacts of livestock farming. Cultivated meat products are showing up on shelves and in restaurants in a small but growing number of countries: Singapore, Israel, the US, and now Britain.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
truepublica.org.uk | Zach Boren |Mark Otto |Jacob Thornton
30th July 2024 / EU By Zach Boren – Unearthed: This month the UK became the first country in Europe to approve the sale of meat grown in a laboratory, giving the green light to a pet food made of cell-cultivated chicken. Lab-grown meat is presented as a potential solution to the environmental impacts of livestock farming. Cultivated meat products are showing up on shelves and in restaurants in a small but growing number of countries: Singapore, Israel, the US, and now Britain.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
pressreleasepoint.com | Taylor Maag |Zach Boren
Primary tabsView(active tab)Track Submitted by Progressive Pol... on Tue, 07/16/2024 - 16:34 Both presidents support “earn while you learn” opportunities by incentivizing apprenticeships with employers and using their executive powers to expand them.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
progressivepolicy.org | Taylor Maag |Zach Boren
By Taylor Maag and Zach BorenSurprisingly, President Biden and former President Trump have common ground on a key workforce policy: more apprenticeships. Both presidents support “earn while you learn” opportunities by incentivizing apprenticeships with employers and using their executive powers to expand them.
