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A North Dakota judge officially ordered Greenpeace to pay $345 million to the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline following a nearly yearlong tug-of-war over a Morton County jury’s verdict. The jury in March 2025 originally ordered Greenpeace to pay Energy Transfer about $667 million, finding the environmental group at fault for harming the company […]
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A North Dakota judge officially ordered Greenpeace to pay $345 million to the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline following a nearly yearlong tug-of-war over a Morton County jury’s verdict. The jury in March 2025 originally ordered Greenpeace to pay Energy Transfer about $667 million, finding the environmental group at fault for harming the company […]
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If you’ve found yourself staying up late thinking about your finances or just feeling anxious overall about your financial future, you’re not alone. The sources of stress may look different for everyone, but identifying the underlying causes and setting goals accordingly may help you feel more confident about your financial future. The post Financial Wellness and Mental Health: Tips on Managing Money Stress appeared first on Montana Free Press.
If you’ve found yourself staying up late thinking about your finances or just feeling anxious overall about your financial future, you’re not alone. The sources of stress may look different for everyone, but identifying the underlying causes and setting goals accordingly may help you feel more confident about your financial future. The post Financial Wellness and Mental Health: Tips on Managing Money Stress appeared first on Montana Free Press.
34 minutes
In a new report that outlines a dozen high-risk pollutants given new life thanks to weakened, delayed or rescinded regulations, the Environmental Protection Network, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group of hundreds of former Environmental Protection Agency staff, warns that the EPA under President Donald Trump has abandoned the agency’s core mission of protecting people and the […]
In a new report that outlines a dozen high-risk pollutants given new life thanks to weakened, delayed or rescinded regulations, the Environmental Protection Network, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group of hundreds of former Environmental Protection Agency staff, warns that the EPA under President Donald Trump has abandoned the agency’s core mission of protecting people and the […]
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Significant increases in short-term rental properties may be adding pressure to local housing supplies, especially in high-value tourism areas of the state near Yellowstone and Glacier national parks. That’s according to a report by the University of Montana’s Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research published this month on the State of Short-Term Rentals, which looked […]
Significant increases in short-term rental properties may be adding pressure to local housing supplies, especially in high-value tourism areas of the state near Yellowstone and Glacier national parks. That’s according to a report by the University of Montana’s Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research published this month on the State of Short-Term Rentals, which looked […]
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Grassroots Waco is preparing to start site work for Renaissance at Sanger Heights, featuring 25 homes and interior green space. The post Ceremony kicks off “pocket neighborhood” at old Sanger school site appeared first on The Waco Bridge.
Grassroots Waco is preparing to start site work for Renaissance at Sanger Heights, featuring 25 homes and interior green space. The post Ceremony kicks off “pocket neighborhood” at old Sanger school site appeared first on The Waco Bridge.
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Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. A much-anticipated report on the future of federal education research makes a strong case for the value of the Institute of Education Sciences and calls for significant changes to make research more useful for educators and policymakers. The report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Education praises IES for significantly improving the rigor of education research and contributing to a strong body of evidence about what works in schools. But it also says too much previous work by IES hasn’t been put to practical use, has failed to address high-priority issues, or is redundant. Although the department shared the recommendations, the Trump administration has not committed to adopting them. The administration wants to dismantle the Department of Education and has been parceling out key functions to other agencies in pursuit of that goal. The Institute of Education Sciences was devastated during the early months of the Trump administration, when the U.S. DOGE Service cost-cutting initiative abruptly canceled contracts and eliminated more than 100 positions. Education research is one of the Education Department functions required by law and is widely considered one of the most important roles played by the federal government. Many researchers and advocates fear states would not make their own investments in education research and that research would not be as widely disseminated without federal involvement. IES directors are appointed for six-year terms that, like those of Federal Reserve chairs, are intended to straddle administrations and insulate the agency from partisan pressures. The Department of Education hired Amber Northern, senior vice president for research at the center-right Thomas B. Fordham Institute, to look at the work IES had been doing and talk to researchers, state schools chiefs, and others about the best path forward. “These are not nips and tucks, as IES is struggling in multiple ways to remain relevant and responsive,” Northern wrote in “Reimagining the Institute of Education Sciences.” But the report also offers a vigorous defense of the value of a strong federal role in education research, and argues that research must remain independent from political influence. “It is not an exaggeration to say that IES’s dogged commitment to high-quality empirical studies has transformed the field of education research, shifting it away from less to more rigorous methods and practices,” the report says. As the administration seeks to dismantle the Department of Education, the report argues that a reinvigorated IES would support larger goals of giving states and parents the tools to improve how schools serve students. IES is an “entity worth redemption and revitalization, precisely because its work has the potential to empower those who deliver education to the American people, meaning state and local leaders, school leaders, teachers, and the broader public, including parents,” the report says. The report lists out research projects that have helped educators support struggling readers, improve students’ math skills, and steer high school students to higher education. Practice guides related to literacy and math instruction are downloaded tens of thousands of times each year. The basic data sets that the National Center for Education Statistics, or NCES, maintains on student demographics, school finance, and more provide a foundation for public and private research. And the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as NAEP or the nation’s report card, provides essential information about student learning across states and over time. But too often, research doesn’t make it into the classroom or answer the most urgent questions in education, the report said. And some data collection projects are duplicative or unwieldy and cost too much for the value of data produced. The report includes numerous recommendations focused on making research easier for schools to use. For example, it says researchers should produce one-page summaries, infographics, and short videos as a condition for funding. The report also emphasizes funding research that can quickly drive change at the classroom level. There is often tension, however, between speed and determining whether an intervention makes a difference for students years later. The report’s recommendations include: Focusing on fewer problems in education and addressing those problems from multiple angles and across the offices within IES. Streamlining data collection and focusing on core functions. Prioritizing multi-state projects over requests from individual states and jurisdictions. Directing research toward “practicality, innovation, and relevance.” Narrowing the scope of the What Works Clearinghouse to practice guides and other tools educators are likely to use. In its press release, the Education Department thanked Northern for her work and noted the IES “too often delivered research that is slow, siloed, and disconnected from classroom realities.” The press release did not include a commitment to implementing the recommendations. However, in a blog post, acting IES Director Matthew Soldner described his takeaways: prioritizing needs expressed by states and school districts, supporting rapid research and data collection, and focusing on practices that work. “The challenge that lies ahead is operationalizing elements of Reimagining while ensuring that IES’s unique role in the education sciences isn’t just continued, but elevated,” he wrote. Report on reshaping IES gets outside support In an interview, Northern said one of her first questions when the department approached her about the job was how serious officials were about reinvigorating IES. She said she was impressed with how many people, including those within the administration, wanted to engage on the future of IES. “Too much research was suited to what researchers wanted to know rather than what the field needs to know,” said Northern, who is continuing in an advisory role through June. “We had no real strategy.” Mark Schneider, who served as director of IES from 2018 to 2024, said the cuts made by DOGE have opened up an “amazing opportunity” to rebuild the agency. Schneider has described being frustrated in making big changes during his tenure by entrenched interests. Schneider said he supports the report’s focus on addressing urgent education problems and changing how NCES collects long-term data. “The statistical data collections were old, creaky,” he said. “They weren’t using modern techniques. They didn’t care enough about timeliness.” Rachel Dinkes, president of the Knowledge Alliance, a national education research coalition, said the report represents a “positive step forward” overall because it promotes the idea that IES is important to federal infrastructure. “There is a real critical mass of people that feel that IES is a really important agency,” she said. The report includes important recommendations on connecting research to practice, said Cara Jackson, an education researcher and past president of the Association of Education Finance and Policy. But she worries that in practice, they could lead to more correlational studies and less rigor around causality. Jackson, who participated in one of the working groups that contributed to the report, said she doesn’t want to open the door to vendors making misleading claims about their products. She also wonders who will turn the recommendations into policy change. “They’ve let so many people go,” she said. “I’m worried we’ve done tremendous damage to our ability to recruit people into government work.” Read the full report here. Erica Meltzer is Chalkbeat’s national editor covering education policy and politics. Contact Erica at emeltzer@chalkbeat.org. Lily Altavena is a national reporter at Chalkbeat. Contact Lily at laltavena@chalkbeat.org.
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Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. A much-anticipated report on the future of federal education research makes a strong case for the value of the Institute of Education Sciences and calls for significant changes to make research more useful for educators and policymakers. The report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Education praises IES for significantly improving the rigor of education research and contributing to a strong body of evidence about what works in schools. But it also says too much previous work by IES hasn’t been put to practical use, has failed to address high-priority issues, or is redundant. Although the department shared the recommendations, the Trump administration has not committed to adopting them. The administration wants to dismantle the Department of Education and has been parceling out key functions to other agencies in pursuit of that goal. The Institute of Education Sciences was devastated during the early months of the Trump administration, when the U.S. DOGE Service cost-cutting initiative abruptly canceled contracts and eliminated more than 100 positions. Education research is one of the Education Department functions required by law and is widely considered one of the most important roles played by the federal government. Many researchers and advocates fear states would not make their own investments in education research and that research would not be as widely disseminated without federal involvement. IES directors are appointed for six-year terms that, like those of Federal Reserve chairs, are intended to straddle administrations and insulate the agency from partisan pressures. The Department of Education hired Amber Northern, senior vice president for research at the center-right Thomas B. Fordham Institute, to look at the work IES had been doing and talk to researchers, state schools chiefs, and others about the best path forward. “These are not nips and tucks, as IES is struggling in multiple ways to remain relevant and responsive,” Northern wrote in “Reimagining the Institute of Education Sciences.” But the report also offers a vigorous defense of the value of a strong federal role in education research, and argues that research must remain independent from political influence. “It is not an exaggeration to say that IES’s dogged commitment to high-quality empirical studies has transformed the field of education research, shifting it away from less to more rigorous methods and practices,” the report says. As the administration seeks to dismantle the Department of Education, the report argues that a reinvigorated IES would support larger goals of giving states and parents the tools to improve how schools serve students. IES is an “entity worth redemption and revitalization, precisely because its work has the potential to empower those who deliver education to the American people, meaning state and local leaders, school leaders, teachers, and the broader public, including parents,” the report says. The report lists out research projects that have helped educators support struggling readers, improve students’ math skills, and steer high school students to higher education. Practice guides related to literacy and math instruction are downloaded tens of thousands of times each year. The basic data sets that the National Center for Education Statistics, or NCES, maintains on student demographics, school finance, and more provide a foundation for public and private research. And the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as NAEP or the nation’s report card, provides essential information about student learning across states and over time. But too often, research doesn’t make it into the classroom or answer the most urgent questions in education, the report said. And some data collection projects are duplicative or unwieldy and cost too much for the value of data produced. The report includes numerous recommendations focused on making research easier for schools to use. For example, it says researchers should produce one-page summaries, infographics, and short videos as a condition for funding. The report also emphasizes funding research that can quickly drive change at the classroom level. There is often tension, however, between speed and determining whether an intervention makes a difference for students years later. The report’s recommendations include: Focusing on fewer problems in education and addressing those problems from multiple angles and across the offices within IES. Streamlining data collection and focusing on core functions. Prioritizing multi-state projects over requests from individual states and jurisdictions. Directing research toward “practicality, innovation, and relevance.” Narrowing the scope of the What Works Clearinghouse to practice guides and other tools educators are likely to use. In its press release, the Education Department thanked Northern for her work and noted the IES “too often delivered research that is slow, siloed, and disconnected from classroom realities.” The press release did not include a commitment to implementing the recommendations. However, in a blog post, acting IES Director Matthew Soldner described his takeaways: prioritizing needs expressed by states and school districts, supporting rapid research and data collection, and focusing on practices that work. “The challenge that lies ahead is operationalizing elements of Reimagining while ensuring that IES’s unique role in the education sciences isn’t just continued, but elevated,” he wrote. Report on reshaping IES gets outside support In an interview, Northern said one of her first questions when the department approached her about the job was how serious officials were about reinvigorating IES. She said she was impressed with how many people, including those within the administration, wanted to engage on the future of IES. “Too much research was suited to what researchers wanted to know rather than what the field needs to know,” said Northern, who is continuing in an advisory role through June. “We had no real strategy.” Mark Schneider, who served as director of IES from 2018 to 2024, said the cuts made by DOGE have opened up an “amazing opportunity” to rebuild the agency. Schneider has described being frustrated in making big changes during his tenure by entrenched interests. Schneider said he supports the report’s focus on addressing urgent education problems and changing how NCES collects long-term data. “The statistical data collections were old, creaky,” he said. “They weren’t using modern techniques. They didn’t care enough about timeliness.” Rachel Dinkes, president of the Knowledge Alliance, a national education research coalition, said the report represents a “positive step forward” overall because it promotes the idea that IES is important to federal infrastructure. “There is a real critical mass of people that feel that IES is a really important agency,” she said. The report includes important recommendations on connecting research to practice, said Cara Jackson, an education researcher and past president of the Association of Education Finance and Policy. But she worries that in practice, they could lead to more correlational studies and less rigor around causality. Jackson, who participated in one of the working groups that contributed to the report, said she doesn’t want to open the door to vendors making misleading claims about their products. She also wonders who will turn the recommendations into policy change. “They’ve let so many people go,” she said. “I’m worried we’ve done tremendous damage to our ability to recruit people into government work.” Read the full report here. Erica Meltzer is Chalkbeat’s national editor covering education policy and politics. Contact Erica at emeltzer@chalkbeat.org. Lily Altavena is a national reporter at Chalkbeat. Contact Lily at laltavena@chalkbeat.org.
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AP tells us in bold letters, “There are many questions about how the board will work.” That implies that AP will be asking them, or care about the answers.
AP tells us in bold letters, “There are many questions about how the board will work.” That implies that AP will be asking them, or care about the answers.
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Tiempo de lectura: 3 minutosLa próxima semana podría definirse la nueva integración de la Corte de Constitucionalidad. El martes 3 de marzo, tanto el Congreso de la República como la Corte Suprema de Justicia tienen previsto realizar las designaciones de magistraturas. Por Alexander Valdéz La próxima semana podría quedar definida la integración de la Corte de Constitucionalidad. Está previsto ... Read more
Tiempo de lectura: 3 minutosLa próxima semana podría definirse la nueva integración de la Corte de Constitucionalidad. El martes 3 de marzo, tanto el Congreso de la República como la Corte Suprema de Justicia tienen previsto realizar las designaciones de magistraturas. Por Alexander Valdéz La próxima semana podría quedar definida la integración de la Corte de Constitucionalidad. Está previsto ... Read more
45 minutes
A state senator from Madison has suspended his campaign for U.S. House of Representatives. Republican Casey Crabtree had been seeking the nomination of his party to appear on the general election ballot. Other announced Republican candidates include South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and a Piedmont man named James Bialota. In a poll commissioned by […]
A state senator from Madison has suspended his campaign for U.S. House of Representatives. Republican Casey Crabtree had been seeking the nomination of his party to appear on the general election ballot. Other announced Republican candidates include South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and a Piedmont man named James Bialota. In a poll commissioned by […]
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Despite positive numbers, Walz and lawmakers had a muted response Friday and said little new spending is on the way. The post A forecast full of uncertainty. What to make the of the state’s economic outlook in the age of Trump appeared first on MinnPost.
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Despite positive numbers, Walz and lawmakers had a muted response Friday and said little new spending is on the way. The post A forecast full of uncertainty. What to make the of the state’s economic outlook in the age of Trump appeared first on MinnPost.
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A Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU) enviou nesta sexta-feira (27) ao Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) parecer para defender que somente médicos podem realizar abortos previstos em lei, como casos de estupro, risco à saúde da gestante e de fetos anencéfalos. A manifestação foi protocolada na Arguição de Descumprimento de Preceito Fundamental (ADPF) 1.207, protocolada pelo PSOL e outras entidades, na qual a Corte vai decidir definitivamente se enfermeiros e técnicos em enfermagem podem realizar o procedimento. Notícias relacionadas: Europa vota a favor de iniciativa para facilitar acesso ao aborto. Sociedade pediátrica é contra projeto que dificulta aborto legal . No entendimento da AGU, os abortos legais só podem ser realizados por profissionais da área médica, conforme está previsto no Artigo 128 do Código Penal. O texto cita os casos de aborto legal e diz que eles não serão punidos quando realizados por médicos. “A análise do conteúdo normativo das disposições impugnadas, nesta linha, demonstra a presença de texto legal com sentido unívoco, ou seja, que confere exclusivamente a médicos a possibilidade de realização de abortos legais, desde que atendidos os demais requisitos impostos pelo artigo 128 do Código Penal, o que denota a inviabilidade de acionamento da técnica de interpretação conforme”, opinou o órgão. Barroso A discussão sobre o tema começou em setembro do ano passado, quando o ministro Luís Roberto Barroso, antes de se aposentar, decidiu liberar a realização de abortos legais por técnicos de enfermagem e enfermeiros, além de médicos. O ministro entendeu que os profissionais também podem atuar na interrupção da gestação, desde que tenham nível de formação profissional em relação a casos de aborto medicamentoso na fase inicial da gestação. Para garantir que os profissionais não sejam punidos, o ministro estendeu a aplicação do Artigo 128, do Código Penal, aos enfermeiros e técnicos. Barroso entendeu que a medida é necessária diante da precariedade da saúde pública na assistência de mulheres que buscam a realização de aborto legal em hospitais públicos. Após Barroso deixar a Corte, por 10 votos a 1, o plenário do Supremo derrubou a liminar. Os ministros seguiram voto divergente de Gilmar Mendes. Para o decano do STF, não há urgência no tema para justificar a concessão de uma decisão provisória. O processo segue em tramitação para julgamento definitivo (mérito). Não há prazo para decisão.
A Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU) enviou nesta sexta-feira (27) ao Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) parecer para defender que somente médicos podem realizar abortos previstos em lei, como casos de estupro, risco à saúde da gestante e de fetos anencéfalos. A manifestação foi protocolada na Arguição de Descumprimento de Preceito Fundamental (ADPF) 1.207, protocolada pelo PSOL e outras entidades, na qual a Corte vai decidir definitivamente se enfermeiros e técnicos em enfermagem podem realizar o procedimento. Notícias relacionadas: Europa vota a favor de iniciativa para facilitar acesso ao aborto. Sociedade pediátrica é contra projeto que dificulta aborto legal . No entendimento da AGU, os abortos legais só podem ser realizados por profissionais da área médica, conforme está previsto no Artigo 128 do Código Penal. O texto cita os casos de aborto legal e diz que eles não serão punidos quando realizados por médicos. “A análise do conteúdo normativo das disposições impugnadas, nesta linha, demonstra a presença de texto legal com sentido unívoco, ou seja, que confere exclusivamente a médicos a possibilidade de realização de abortos legais, desde que atendidos os demais requisitos impostos pelo artigo 128 do Código Penal, o que denota a inviabilidade de acionamento da técnica de interpretação conforme”, opinou o órgão. Barroso A discussão sobre o tema começou em setembro do ano passado, quando o ministro Luís Roberto Barroso, antes de se aposentar, decidiu liberar a realização de abortos legais por técnicos de enfermagem e enfermeiros, além de médicos. O ministro entendeu que os profissionais também podem atuar na interrupção da gestação, desde que tenham nível de formação profissional em relação a casos de aborto medicamentoso na fase inicial da gestação. Para garantir que os profissionais não sejam punidos, o ministro estendeu a aplicação do Artigo 128, do Código Penal, aos enfermeiros e técnicos. Barroso entendeu que a medida é necessária diante da precariedade da saúde pública na assistência de mulheres que buscam a realização de aborto legal em hospitais públicos. Após Barroso deixar a Corte, por 10 votos a 1, o plenário do Supremo derrubou a liminar. Os ministros seguiram voto divergente de Gilmar Mendes. Para o decano do STF, não há urgência no tema para justificar a concessão de uma decisão provisória. O processo segue em tramitação para julgamento definitivo (mérito). Não há prazo para decisão.
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O Ministério da Integração e do Desenvolvimento Regional (MIDR), por meio da Secretaria Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Civil (Sedec), reconheceu, nesta sexta-feira (27), o estado de calamidade pública de Paraty (RJ). A portaria com o reconhecimento será publicada na edição do Diário Oficial da União (DOU) de segunda-feira (2). Paraty está entre os municípios do Rio de Janeiro mais afetados pelas fortes chuvas no estado e que mais tiveram prejuízos. Para ajudar nas ações de resposta ao desastre, dois técnicos da Sedec irão Paraty para auxiliar na elaboração dos planos de trabalho e, consequentemente, na liberação de recursos do MIDR para assistência humanitária e restabelecimento dos serviços essenciais. Notícias relacionadas: "Perdi quase 20 pessoas da família”, diz moradora de Juiz de Fora. Voluntários cruzam estados para ajudar vítimas das chuvas em MG. Inmet alerta para fim de semana com chuvas no Norte e Nordeste. Cerca de 30 alertas extremos de chuva, risco de inundações e deslizamentos foram enviados para municípios do Rio. Angra dos Reis, Paraty, Mangaratiba e Rio das Ostras receberam os avisos na tarde dessa quinta-feira (26). Acesso a recursos O reconhecimento de situação de emergência ou estado de calamidade pública permite acesso a recursos federais. Para isso, estados e municípios atingidos por desastres devem também apresentar, por meio do S2iD – Sistema Integrado de Informações sobre Desastres, planos de trabalho claros e metas de atuação. O passo a passo para solicitação de recursos está detalhado no portal do Ministério da Integração e do Desenvolvimento Regional (MIDR). Desastres no Sudeste Nesta sexta, a Defesa Civil Nacional informou que convocou uma reunião com os órgãos do Sistema Federal de Proteção e Defesa Civil para o detalhamento e alinhamento das ações de resposta aos desastres registrados no Sudeste e atualização das previsões futuras. Em Minas Gerais, pelo menos 65 pessoas morreram e mais de 5 mil estão desabrigadas e desalojadas apenas em Juiz de Fora e Ubá. Participaram da reunião representantes da Casa Civil e dos ministérios da Saúde, do Desenvolvimento e Assistência Social, Família e Combate à Fome (MDS), da Defesa (MD), dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadania (MDHC), da Igualdade Racial, e do Desenvolvimento Agrário e Agricultura Familiar (MDA), além de integrantes da Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF). Previsão de mais chuva O Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (Inmet) emitiu alerta vermelho, de grande perigo, para a região. Há previsão de acumulado de chuva em áreas do Rio de Janeiro nesta sexta. Os estados de Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo e Bahia também serão fortemente afetados. A chuva poderá passar de 100 milímetros (mm) em 24h, com risco de alagamentos, enxurradas e deslizamentos de terra. Defesa Civil Alerta De acordo com o MIDR, os estados podem utilizar o Defesa Civil Alerta, implementado em todo o território nacional. O sistema utiliza a rede de telefonia celular para enviar mensagens de texto e avisos sonoros para celulares em áreas de risco elevado. Os alertas aparecem de forma destacada na tela dos aparelhos e podem tocar mesmo em modo silencioso. Não é necessário cadastro prévio e o serviço é gratuito, com alcance de celulares compatíveis (Android e iOS lançados a partir de 2020) e cobertura de telefonia móvel com tecnologia 4G ou 5G. O recurso não depende de pacote de dados e funciona mesmo se o usuário estiver ou não conectado ao Wi-Fi. A pasta explica que a ferramenta busca orientar as pessoas sobre as medidas de proteção a serem tomadas. Dessa forma, os alertas terão informações sobre o tipo de risco que está prestes a acontecer e instruções práticas. As definições de conteúdo e do momento de envio dos alertas são de responsabilidade dos órgãos de proteção e defesa civil locais e a ação é operacionalizada por meio da Interface de Divulgação de Alertas Públicos (Idap). O objetivo do Defesa Civil Alerta é proporcionar maior segurança, sendo complementar aos demais mecanismos de alertas de emergência: SMS, TV por Assinatura, WhatsApp, Telegram e Google Public Alerts.
O Ministério da Integração e do Desenvolvimento Regional (MIDR), por meio da Secretaria Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Civil (Sedec), reconheceu, nesta sexta-feira (27), o estado de calamidade pública de Paraty (RJ). A portaria com o reconhecimento será publicada na edição do Diário Oficial da União (DOU) de segunda-feira (2). Paraty está entre os municípios do Rio de Janeiro mais afetados pelas fortes chuvas no estado e que mais tiveram prejuízos. Para ajudar nas ações de resposta ao desastre, dois técnicos da Sedec irão Paraty para auxiliar na elaboração dos planos de trabalho e, consequentemente, na liberação de recursos do MIDR para assistência humanitária e restabelecimento dos serviços essenciais. Notícias relacionadas: "Perdi quase 20 pessoas da família”, diz moradora de Juiz de Fora. Voluntários cruzam estados para ajudar vítimas das chuvas em MG. Inmet alerta para fim de semana com chuvas no Norte e Nordeste. Cerca de 30 alertas extremos de chuva, risco de inundações e deslizamentos foram enviados para municípios do Rio. Angra dos Reis, Paraty, Mangaratiba e Rio das Ostras receberam os avisos na tarde dessa quinta-feira (26). Acesso a recursos O reconhecimento de situação de emergência ou estado de calamidade pública permite acesso a recursos federais. Para isso, estados e municípios atingidos por desastres devem também apresentar, por meio do S2iD – Sistema Integrado de Informações sobre Desastres, planos de trabalho claros e metas de atuação. O passo a passo para solicitação de recursos está detalhado no portal do Ministério da Integração e do Desenvolvimento Regional (MIDR). Desastres no Sudeste Nesta sexta, a Defesa Civil Nacional informou que convocou uma reunião com os órgãos do Sistema Federal de Proteção e Defesa Civil para o detalhamento e alinhamento das ações de resposta aos desastres registrados no Sudeste e atualização das previsões futuras. Em Minas Gerais, pelo menos 65 pessoas morreram e mais de 5 mil estão desabrigadas e desalojadas apenas em Juiz de Fora e Ubá. Participaram da reunião representantes da Casa Civil e dos ministérios da Saúde, do Desenvolvimento e Assistência Social, Família e Combate à Fome (MDS), da Defesa (MD), dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadania (MDHC), da Igualdade Racial, e do Desenvolvimento Agrário e Agricultura Familiar (MDA), além de integrantes da Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF). Previsão de mais chuva O Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (Inmet) emitiu alerta vermelho, de grande perigo, para a região. Há previsão de acumulado de chuva em áreas do Rio de Janeiro nesta sexta. Os estados de Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo e Bahia também serão fortemente afetados. A chuva poderá passar de 100 milímetros (mm) em 24h, com risco de alagamentos, enxurradas e deslizamentos de terra. Defesa Civil Alerta De acordo com o MIDR, os estados podem utilizar o Defesa Civil Alerta, implementado em todo o território nacional. O sistema utiliza a rede de telefonia celular para enviar mensagens de texto e avisos sonoros para celulares em áreas de risco elevado. Os alertas aparecem de forma destacada na tela dos aparelhos e podem tocar mesmo em modo silencioso. Não é necessário cadastro prévio e o serviço é gratuito, com alcance de celulares compatíveis (Android e iOS lançados a partir de 2020) e cobertura de telefonia móvel com tecnologia 4G ou 5G. O recurso não depende de pacote de dados e funciona mesmo se o usuário estiver ou não conectado ao Wi-Fi. A pasta explica que a ferramenta busca orientar as pessoas sobre as medidas de proteção a serem tomadas. Dessa forma, os alertas terão informações sobre o tipo de risco que está prestes a acontecer e instruções práticas. As definições de conteúdo e do momento de envio dos alertas são de responsabilidade dos órgãos de proteção e defesa civil locais e a ação é operacionalizada por meio da Interface de Divulgação de Alertas Públicos (Idap). O objetivo do Defesa Civil Alerta é proporcionar maior segurança, sendo complementar aos demais mecanismos de alertas de emergência: SMS, TV por Assinatura, WhatsApp, Telegram e Google Public Alerts.
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A few dozen of Indiana’s state boards and commissions face elimination as legislators have endorsed a plan principally aimed at panels deemed unproductive.
A few dozen of Indiana’s state boards and commissions face elimination as legislators have endorsed a plan principally aimed at panels deemed unproductive.
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CENTER — North Dakota lawmakers are looking for ways to reduce the friction between landowners and developers of infrastructure projects, such as pipelines and powerlines, as debate continues on how to balance private property rights and economic development. Matt Perdue, president of the North Dakota Farmer’s Union, said one way to avoid many of the […]
CENTER — North Dakota lawmakers are looking for ways to reduce the friction between landowners and developers of infrastructure projects, such as pipelines and powerlines, as debate continues on how to balance private property rights and economic development. Matt Perdue, president of the North Dakota Farmer’s Union, said one way to avoid many of the […]
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Environmental and advocacy groups from across the country sent a letter to members of Congress asking for an end to 45Q tax credits which they argue are wasteful and make taxpayers foot the bill for the “extraction of uneconomic oil.” Companies that facilitate the sequestration of carbon dioxide are eligible for 45Q tax credits, which […]
Environmental and advocacy groups from across the country sent a letter to members of Congress asking for an end to 45Q tax credits which they argue are wasteful and make taxpayers foot the bill for the “extraction of uneconomic oil.” Companies that facilitate the sequestration of carbon dioxide are eligible for 45Q tax credits, which […]
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O balanço periódico da Secretaria da Segurança Pública de São Paulo, divulgado na tarde desta sexta-feira (27), revela que os estupros de vulnerável notificados representaram 75,3% do total de ocorrências no mês de janeiro no estado. O crime se configura quando praticado contra meninas menores de 14 anos e vítimas que não podem oferecer resistência. No período, as autoridades contabilizaram 1.182 ocorrências de estupro, o que repesenta uma redução de 8% em comparação com o mesmo mês de 2025. Desse total, 891 foram vulneráveis. Notícias relacionadas: Estupro de vulnerável: decisão do TJMG abre "precedente perigoso". Na categoria de estupro de vulnerável entram tanto pessoas com incapacidade por fatores como enfermidades quanto vítimas em estado alterado, como as alcoolizadas. O que conta é não poderem expressar consentimento. O levantamento aponta recuo de 8,9% na comparação com janeiro de 2024, nos registros de estupro de vulnerável. Naquele mês, 979 casos foram comunicados às autoridades. Há, ainda destaque para uma melhora nas taxas da Grande São Paulo. Em janeiro deste ano, os casos notificados de estupro apresentaram queda de 23,8%, na comparação com janeiro de 2024. Enquanto esses caíram de 268 para 204, os estupros de vulnerável diminuíram 25,5%, passando de 215 para 160. De acordo com a pasta, no mês passado, os homicídios dolosos (quando há intenção de matar) diminuíram até atingir o menor patamar em 26 anos. Ao todo, foram 190 casos, 11,6% a menos do que os 215 de janeiro de 2024.
O balanço periódico da Secretaria da Segurança Pública de São Paulo, divulgado na tarde desta sexta-feira (27), revela que os estupros de vulnerável notificados representaram 75,3% do total de ocorrências no mês de janeiro no estado. O crime se configura quando praticado contra meninas menores de 14 anos e vítimas que não podem oferecer resistência. No período, as autoridades contabilizaram 1.182 ocorrências de estupro, o que repesenta uma redução de 8% em comparação com o mesmo mês de 2025. Desse total, 891 foram vulneráveis. Notícias relacionadas: Estupro de vulnerável: decisão do TJMG abre "precedente perigoso". Na categoria de estupro de vulnerável entram tanto pessoas com incapacidade por fatores como enfermidades quanto vítimas em estado alterado, como as alcoolizadas. O que conta é não poderem expressar consentimento. O levantamento aponta recuo de 8,9% na comparação com janeiro de 2024, nos registros de estupro de vulnerável. Naquele mês, 979 casos foram comunicados às autoridades. Há, ainda destaque para uma melhora nas taxas da Grande São Paulo. Em janeiro deste ano, os casos notificados de estupro apresentaram queda de 23,8%, na comparação com janeiro de 2024. Enquanto esses caíram de 268 para 204, os estupros de vulnerável diminuíram 25,5%, passando de 215 para 160. De acordo com a pasta, no mês passado, os homicídios dolosos (quando há intenção de matar) diminuíram até atingir o menor patamar em 26 anos. Ao todo, foram 190 casos, 11,6% a menos do que os 215 de janeiro de 2024.
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Maryland requested a federal disaster declaration for the Chesapeake Bay oyster fishery Friday, after a perfect storm of bad weather and headline-grabbing environmental incidents depressed the market.
Maryland requested a federal disaster declaration for the Chesapeake Bay oyster fishery Friday, after a perfect storm of bad weather and headline-grabbing environmental incidents depressed the market.
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A lawsuit over a 2023 Senate Bill that sought to ban TikTok in Montana has been jointly dismissed in federal court. The Trump Administration, the Chinese government and TikTok reached an agreement in late January to sell American operations of the company to a joint consortium of companies that include Larry Ellison’s tech giant, Oracle, […]
A lawsuit over a 2023 Senate Bill that sought to ban TikTok in Montana has been jointly dismissed in federal court. The Trump Administration, the Chinese government and TikTok reached an agreement in late January to sell American operations of the company to a joint consortium of companies that include Larry Ellison’s tech giant, Oracle, […]
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Comme en première instance, l'ancien chauffeur franco-rwandais, aujourd'hui âgé de 65 ans, a été reconnu coupable de complicité de génocide et complicité de crime contre l'humanité pour avoir transporté des gendarmes et des miliciens Interahamwe sur des lieux de massacres de populations tutsis en 1994.
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Comme en première instance, l'ancien chauffeur franco-rwandais, aujourd'hui âgé de 65 ans, a été reconnu coupable de complicité de génocide et complicité de crime contre l'humanité pour avoir transporté des gendarmes et des miliciens Interahamwe sur des lieux de massacres de populations tutsis en 1994.