Alabama researchers get $2.5 million to study impact of court fines, fees nationally
For many, a $200 traffic ticket can devastate their households' savings and finances.
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2023
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News tagged with public money
Study debunks stereotypes about homeless peoples' spending habits
The public has the wrong idea about what homeless people would do after coming into a large amount of money. A University of B.C. study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences unveils this stark ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2023
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Darwin's 'sustainable' Middle Arm project reveals Australia's huge climate policy gamble
Protesters rallied at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday, railing against Darwin's controversial Middle Arm venture which critics say would benefit the gas industry.
Environment
Aug 9, 2023
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Fixing broken flood gauges is important. But most Australians don't evacuate even when they know the water is coming
Devastating floods have hit community after community on Australia's eastern seaboard over the last three years. Weather systems were dynamic and difficult to forecast.
Environment
May 18, 2023
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Paying farmers to create woodland and wetland is the most cost-effective way to hit UK environment targets: Study
Incentivizing farmers to restore some land as habitats for nature could deliver UK climate and biodiversity targets at half the taxpayer cost of integrating nature into land managed for food production, according to a new ...
Ecology
Dec 20, 2022
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Rich nations oppose new biodiversity fund
Creating a new global fund for biodiversity—a core demand of developing countries at UN talks in Montreal—"would take years" and be less effective than reforming existing financial mechanisms, Canada's environment minister ...
Environment
Dec 14, 2022
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School choice motivated midterm voters in superintendent races. What that means for students
Pandemic-related school closures at neighborhood public schools led parents to wonder what other options they had. Many voted for the people they hope will give them more choices as they chose state superintendents on their ...
Education
Nov 18, 2022
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Aging dams could soon benefit from $7B federal loan program
Eight years after Congress created the program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking a first step toward offering more than $7 billion of federally backed loans to repair aging dams owned by states, local governments ...
Environment
Jun 10, 2022
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Illegal wildlife trade: Is there a better way to solve this problem?
What is the first thought that comes to mind when you hear about a poaching incident on the news? Catching the poachers? Punishing them with imprisonment? Sadness over another animal or plant being taken from the wild and ...
Ecology
Dec 1, 2021
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How satellite images can help with environmental land management
Academics at the University of Surrey's Centre for Environment and Sustainability have undertaken research that proves Earth Observation satellite imagery can accurately assess the quality and quantity of some habitat types.
Ecology
Oct 12, 2021
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