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Report: Seven ways county governments play a key role in equalizing economic mobility

Among the most fundamental tenants of Americanism is the belief that anyone can achieve success—the “American Dream”—through hard work and stick-to-itiveness. But in a country often divided along the lines of race, gender and class, institutional barriers prevent many constituents from achieving that goal.  In this endeavor, county governments can play a key role making sure everyone has an equal opportunity to climb […]

Lawson Products expands product lineup, cooperative contract resources as governments continue to cope with the pandemic

“If COVID-19 taught us anything it’s that we need our customers and they need us more than ever, and with that realization we should expect more from each other,” says Christina Nielsen, director, government accounts, North America, for Lawson Products, a distributor of fleet and facility maintenance products and services to the industrial, commercial, institutional […]

Solar ‘brightfields’ can revitalize landfills, making use of contaminated acres otherwise vacant

More than 10,000 closed landfills and an estimated 450,000 brownfields (parcels contaminated by hazardous waste) lie dormant across the United States. Free of vegetation and devoid of structures, installing solar farms atop brownfields, converting them into “brightfields,” can repurpose otherwise unusable space for the community’s benefit, according to a report from RMI, an energy nonprofit, titled “The Future of Landfills […]

Report: Addressing climate change without driving up affordable housing costs will be a delicate balance

Los Angeles wants to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Completion of that ambitious goal hinges on decarbonization of the city’s building stock, which currently accounts for 43 percent of L.A.’s total greenhouse gas emissions.   Within the broader push toward clean energy, city leaders would like to see 22 percent of its buildings decarbonized by 2035, 34 percent […]
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