Tag: Government programs

In Louisiana's Cancer Alley, company cancels plans for grain export facility in historic Black town

WALLACE, La. -- Residents of a historic Black community in Louisiana who've spent years fighting against a massive grain export facility set to...

The Small Business Administration expands clean energy loan program

NEW YORK -- The Small Business Administration is looking to attract lenders to finance small businesses’ clean energy projects. The SBA doesn't give...

North Dakota voters will decide whether to abolish property taxes

BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota voters will decide this fall whether to eliminate property taxes in what would be a first for a...

Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity

PHOENIX -- Mexican farm worker Avelino Vazquez Navarro didn't have air conditioning in the motor home where he died last month in Washington...

FDA warns about more ground cinnamon tainted with lead. Here's what you need to know

U.S. health officials are warning that several types of ground cinnamon sold at certain discount and specialty grocery stores are contaminated with high...

Robinson campaign calls North Carolina agency report on wife's nonprofit politically motivated

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A state review's findings of operating and administrative issues by a nonprofit owned by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s...