GasAtacama Chile Authorized to Take Coal Plant Offline
GasAtacama Chile, a unit of energy company Enel, has received authorization to take their 158-MW Tarapaca coal-fired power plant offline and cease operations by December 31, 2019.
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Deep Sea Beds and Climate Change a Focus at the ISA
Thanks to the Fund’s support of Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI) scientist Lisa Levin at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, her research on deep sea beds and climate change is now a focus of side discussions at the International Seabed Authority
Montana Added to U.S. Climate Alliance
Montana recently joined the U.S. Climate Alliance, now representing 25 states participating in the initiative. The bipartisan Climate Alliance now represents 55 percent of the U.S. population and 60 percent of national GDP. Read more on their website.
Climate Stewardship Act Introduced to Senate
The Climate Stewardship Act that grantee American Forests has been working on for the last six months was just introduced to the Senate. Please click here if you are interested in learning more about American Forest's
Jolt Featured in Teen Vogue
Jolt was featured in Teen Vogue for their "Poder Quinces," where young Latinas can include voter registration as a feature of their Quinceanera celebrations.
Vera Institute of Justice Releases Report on Pre-Trail Detention
The Vera Institute of Justice finds that the number of people in pretrial detention is rising even as crime rates fall. The report shows that this type of detention has an especially severe effect on marginalized communities — like poor
No ICE Arrests in New York Courts Without Judicial Warrant
ICE agents looking to make arrests inside courthouses in New York can’t do so without judicial warrants or orders, according to a directive from the NYS Office of Court Administration. A report by our grantee Immigrant Defense Project found 178
New York Makes a Big Shift on Trials
The Legislature revamped a law that kept evidence from defendants. Prosecutors now must show their hands earlier. The overhauled law, written largely by public defenders and advocated for by the Katal Center and VOCAL-NY, will fundamentally transform how trials are
Documenting Syria's Archaeological Treasures
The Idlib Antiquities Center has continued to document antiquities discovered while creating a bomb-shelter in Northern Syria thanks to the Fund’s ongoing support for the Council of American Overseas Research Centers. Read more on CAORC's website.
New Installation at Delos
At the archaeological site of Delos, where the Fund has supported planning and site conservation in recent years, the artist Antony Gormley has installed a series of bodyform sculptures “re-inhabiting” the site. In part due to this uncommon exhibition, the