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| May 13, 2013 | Pew Study Finds Residential Property Would Account for a Greater Share of Property Tax Burden Under Actual Value Initiative - Not Available
Summary: As a result of the property tax overhaul known as the Actual Value Initiative (AVI), residential property will account for a greater share of Philadelphia's total property value—and thus the property tax burden—in 2014 than in 2013, according to a new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts. | Press Release |
| May 06, 2013 | Pew Announces $8.46 Million to Support the Philadelphia Region's Poor Children and Their Families - Not Available
Summary: The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it will provide $8.46 million over the next three years to 46 Philadelphia-area organizations serving some of the region's most disadvantaged children and their families. | Press Release |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Leading Scientists Back U.S. Efforts to Protect World's Largest Salmon Fishery - Not Available
Summary: More than 300 leading scientists sent a letter to the White House expressing "deep concerns" about the prospect of large-scale mining in the Bristol Bay watershed of Southwest Alaska, home to the world's largest wild salmon runs. | Press Release |
| Apr 23, 2013 | New Caledonia Creates Shark Sanctuary - Not Available
Summary: Officials in New Caledonia banned shark fishing in the country’s waters, creating a sanctuary about the size of South Africa. | Press Release |
| Apr 17, 2013 | Philadelphia Free Library and Rosenbach Announce Merger to Form Preeminent Rare Book Collection - Not Available
Summary: In a historic move, the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation and The Rosenbach Museum & Library announced their intent to merge, creating The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation. The affiliation will bring together two of the world's preeminent collections of rare books, artifacts, and manuscripts, including Bram Stoker's notes for Dracula with Edgar Allan Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue, and thus creating one of the greatest collections of rare books, manuscripts, Americana, and art anywhere in the world. | Press Release |
| Apr 16, 2013 | Global Clean Energy Investment Declined, Capacity Grew in 2012 - Not Available
Summary: The global clean energy sector is undergoing geographic and technological shifts as new markets emerge and renewable capacity grows, according to anew report. The sector demonstrated resilience in 2012, registering a record 88 gigawatts, or GW, of additional generating capacity, even though investment levels declined 11 percent, to $269 billion, from 2011. | Press Release |
| Apr 16, 2013 | Obama Administration Announces Implementation Plan for the National Ocean Policy - Not Available
Summary: Pew issued a statement after the White House released an implementation plan for the National Ocean Policy. | Press Release |
| Apr 03, 2013 | Pew Explores Damaging Effects of Unemployment & Unexpected Wealth Losses on Mobility and Economic Security - Not Available
Summary: A new study, Hard Choices: Navigating the Economic Shock of Unemployment, examines how American families cope with unexpected financial setbacks and how those periods of economic uncertainty draw down financial resources. The report studies families across race and income levels, revealing different experiences resulting from unemployment and the difficult choices many of them face. | Press Release |
| Mar 25, 2013 | Obama Names New Mexico's Rio Grande Gorge a National Monument - Not Available
Summary: President Obama has designated five new national monuments, including one in northern New Mexico that encompasses more than 200,000 acres of spectacular wild lands. The Rio Grande del Norte is home to one of the great migratory bird routes in the world, and habitat for bear, deer, elk, and bighorn sheep. The monument designation will preserve this special land and the culture and traditions of its people. | Press Release |
| Mar 21, 2013 | The Pew Charitable Trusts Announces New Culture Funding Strategy - Not Available
Summary: As part of its longstanding commitment to enriching the quality of life for citizens throughout the Philadelphia region, The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced a restructuring of its culture program that will make The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage its primary vehicle for arts funding. | Press Release |
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