11 h. ago More NHS sites to get funding for solar panels under Government scheme

An extra 70 sites, from hospitals to mental health facilities, will be able yo install the clean tech to save on bills.

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3 d. ago Oregon governor urges Trump national guard ruling to be overturned

Tina Kotek calls for ‘en banc’ review after three-judge panel permits US president to send federal troops to PortlandOregon governor Tina Kotek, has called on a federal appeals court to review and overturn a decision made by a three-judge panel on Monday that would permit Donald Trump to deploy federalized national guard troops to the streets of Portland against the wishes of state and local officials.Kotek said that she hopes the full ninth circuit court of appeals vacates the panel’s 2-1 decision, as the dissenting judge, Portland-based Susan Graber, urged her colleagues to do. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Grooming gang victim quits 'toxic' inquiry panel and accuses government of watering down probe into scandal

Fiona Goddard, one of the first to go public about abuse she endured in Bradford, has shared a letter criticising how the UK-wide probe is being handled by officials.

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7 d. ago State attorneys general sue Trump administration for canceled solar program funding

The attorneys general of more than a dozen states on Thursday sued the Trump administration over the termination of $7 billion in funding intended for affordable solar energy projects across the U.S. The coalition argued in the lawsuit that the Environmental Protection Agency’s cancellation of the Solar for All program violated federal law governing federal agencies and constitutional doctrine on separation of powers

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7 d. ago Nearly two dozen states sue to stop Trump ending $7bn solar grant program

States who received funding under an EPA project aimed to expand solar energy for low-income communitiesNearly two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7bn grant program aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities, according to court papers.In a statement on Thursday, California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, announced two lawsuits by a group of states that received grants under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Solar for All program. The EPA’s administrator, Lee Zeldin, announced the termination of the program in August. The agency said in an email that it would not comment on pending litigation. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Reform will ‘betray’ young people by waging war on clean energy, Miliband to say

Miliband to announce more funding for solar panels on schools and hospitals.

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3 w. ago Patients to be offered video appointments with hospital doctors 'miles away' from home in bid to cut NHS waits

Consultations with specialist doctors will be hosted by a new virtual hospital trust named NHS Online, which will not have a physical site and is expected to launch in 2027.

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4 w. ago First NHS sites join schools installing solar panels under Government scheme

Five NHS sites and 11 more schools are getting panels installed under a £180m Great British Energy investment.

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