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The U.S. Department of Energy is providing Texas with more than $218 million worth of stimulus funding for weatherization and state energy programs.

Well, if you can't get married here, you can get married elsewhere and have it recognized here. That seems to be the new push out of the California legislature at least. SB 54 was introduced by San Francisco Senator Mark Leno. The Democrat is hoping to codify what the California Supreme Court has already stated when the refused to rule on issues regarding the out of state marriages in the challenge to Prop 8.

New York - An organization of small island states on Friday criticized as unacceptable the decision by the world's major economies to limit global warming to below 2 degrees centigrade by 2050. The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), which gro...

It was announced on July 6 that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has named Brent Adams-who is openly gay and HIV positive-as the Acting Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). Adams's appointment makes him the state's first openly HIV-positive cabinet member. 'Time and time again, Governor Quinn has demonstrated his commitment to progressive values, and I'm honored to play a role in promoting his vision of a state that strives to project and promote equality of life for all people, including persons living with HIV,' Adams, 36, told POZ. He was diagnosed with HIV in 1999. 'I think it's an encouraging step forward for all of us.' With IDFPR, Adams has chaired the Mortgage Fraud Task Force, coordinated the Mortgage Relief Project, and drafted legislation to advocate on behalf of state consumers. He has previously served as policy associate for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, a premier AIDS service organization in the state, and he was policy director for Citizen Action/Ill

ENN has a new Affiliate, CyberRegs, the most comprehensive source of current full-text regulatory compliance information available. The feature-rich web portal provides access to domestic and international EHS regulatory content includes the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), the Federal Register, and U.S. Code, plus extensive environmental, health & safety, and transportation regulations, statutes, registers, and forms from all 50 states, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Beijing - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 on the Richter scale struck overnight in south-western China, destroying about 18,000 homes, injuring more than 300 people and forcing the evacuation of 400,000, state media reported Friday. The quake dam...

Beijing - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 on the Richter scale struck overnight in south-western China, destroying about 18,000 homes, injuring more than 300 people and forcing the evacuation of 400,000, state media reported Friday. The quake dam...

Indiana youth smoking rates have dropped to the lowest levels on record, according to a new report released today by a state tobacco cessation and prevention organization.

Joan Barchard was among the seniors protesting the cuts to the state’s prescription coverage plan in Dorchester yesterday. About 30 members of the Massachusetts Senior Action Council took part i...

The depressed economy has students lined up to enroll at community colleges. At any other time, surging enrollment would be seen as a boon, but the spike comes as state and local governments are cutting financial support for the schools.