Federal support is assisting some rural electric cooperatives to generate solar power for customers as an alternative to coal.
Rural Electric Co-ops Turning to Solar
The House That Hate Built Avoids Foreclosure
A New York State Supreme Court Judge has issued a restraining order on a public auction as the Ali Forney Center lawyers up, hoping to turn homophobic church into a drop-in center for homeless LGBT youth.
Rare Diseases Day on the Hill: The Voice of Patients and Families
While more widely known diseases have an entire month for awareness, people living with a rare disease focus their advocacy efforts on the last day of February. The announcement of FDA funding for rare disease research is a ray of hope.
Dennis Kozlowski as Board Chair: The Fortune Society Responds to NPQ
The Fortune Society says it is an organization that “walks the walk” and lives its values. When we suggested Dennis Kozlowski, who served time for misappropriating corporate funds, was not a good choice as a board president, longtime CEO JoAnne Page asked for a chance to respond.
U.S. Pays Pittance to Families of Victims for Attack on Doctors Without Borders Hospital
The families and kin of the Afghans who lost their lives during the U.S. attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in early October—the most recent count is 42—will each receive $6,000 for what U.S. officials have called “a mistake.”
A Tipping Point: Shelters Face the Full-Cost Question in Massachusetts as Budget Dips
A recent survey showed the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development only pays 61 percent of the true costs of each of the 2,856 shelter beds for which it contracts.
Can Rural Clinic Consolidation Provide Better Healthcare Access?
Alternatives to Medicaid expansion leave rural Kansas healthcare providers and patients scrambling
Will Launch of Facebook’s Canvas Further Decrease Visibility for Nonprofits?
Facebook’s launch of Canvas points to the deepening commercialization of the tech giant’s platform, and an unfair playing field for nonprofit advertisers.
Danish Supermarket Sells “Rescued” Food to Reduce Food Waste
WeFood takes on food waste from an ecological, not economic, perspective.
Tracking the Still-Elusive Outcomes of Social Impact Bonds
Without any proof of outcomes, social impact bonds set up shop in two more states.
13 Zika Cases in Texas Have Community Health Centers on High Alert
The Zika virus is expected to hit low-income communities in Texas first if it begins to proliferate, and so community health centers have become the first line of defense.
Detroit’s Problem with “Ruin Porn”
What happens when your city becomes an international symbol for the tragedy of urban collapse?