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State Spending on Anti-poverty Programs Could Substantially Reduce Child Abuse and Neglect

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Cities Retrofit United Nations’ Goals to Remake the World

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How Sustainable Is Your City?

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Maine’s Offshore Wind Promise Goes Unfulfilled, Advocates Say

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