US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects

AT SEA - JULY 07: Wind turbines generate electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm on July 07, 2022 near Block Island, Rhode

German energy giant RWE reached a $1.22 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of the Interior on Thursday, August 6, agreeing to cancel three offshore wind leases in U.S. waters. The deal marks the Trump administration’s fifth and largest offshore wind cancellation this year, shifting corporate investments toward natural gas and LNG projects. RWE Agrees … Read more

Santa Rosa Language Academy to Launch Virtual High School Program

The Santa Rosa Language Academy, a public charter school located in California, is expanding its educational reach by launching a virtual high school program. This initiative aims to provide students with a remote learning environment that maintains the institution’s commitment to dual-language immersion, according to official school district documents and recent board reports. The transition … Read more

Trump Administration Investigates Santa Rosa Junior College Over Transgender Athlete Policy

Santa Rosa Junior College has been included on a list of educational institutions and organizations across the country that are being investigated by the Trump administration for alleged discrimination against female athletes by allowing transgender people to participate in intercollegiate sports. The 18 institutions on the list, released Wednesday by the Department of Education, range … Read more