15 Organizations Creating Edible Landscapes
- Details
- Written by Danielle Nierenberg - FoodTank
- Category: News
New Orleans, Louisiana - The turfgrass found in lawns, parks, and schoolyards represents the single largest irrigated crop in the United States. Across the country, turf guzzles up 34 billion liters (nine billion gallons) of water per day, demanding 31 million kilograms (70 million pounds) of pesticides and 757 million liters (200 gallons) of gasoline annually.
Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in Mariposa County Due to Ferguson Fire
- Details
- Written by Wildfire Reports
- Category: News
Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for Mariposa County due to the effects of the Ferguson Fire, which has threatened homes and critical infrastructure and caused power outages and the evacuation of residents.
Imperial Irrigation District: IID adopts new green energy rate
- Details
- Written by Imperial Valley News
- Category: News
Imperial, California - The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors has approved the development of a new green energy rate program that will allow customers to designate how much renewable energy they wish to be served.
New Results and Commitments by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
- Details
- Written by State Department
- Category: News
Washington, DC - This week at the 2018 International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam PEPFAR announced critical new progress toward reaching HIV epidemic control and strong commitments to address key gaps in the HIV/AIDS response among men and key populations.
Pastor Brunson Moved to House Arrest
- Details
- Written by State Department
- Category: News
Washington, DC - Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo: "... the United States received long overdue news that Pastor Andrew Brunson was moved from Buca Prison to house arrest in Turkey. We understand that he will be monitored electronically.
Crimea Declaration
- Details
- Written by State Department
- Category: News
Washington, DC - Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo: "Russia, through its 2014 invasion of Ukraine and its attempted annexation of Crimea, sought to undermine a bedrock international principle shared by democratic states: that no country can change the borders of another by force. The states of the world, including Russia, agreed to this principle in the United Nations Charter, pledging to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state. This fundamental principle - which was reaffirmed in the Helsinki Final Act - constitutes one of the foundations upon which our shared security and safety rests.
Page 850 of 3785
- You are here:
-
Home
- News