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As more Coloradans are eligible to get vaccinated and choose to do so, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has released the latest update to Colorado’s COVID-19 dial framework: Dial 3.0. The updated dial public health order goes into effect Wednesday, March 24. State officials expect that Dial 3.0 will remain in effect until mid-April, at which point the state plans to retire the dial and implement a new public health order that gives greater control over capacity restrictions to local public health agencies.Read Full StoryThe DialCovid-19Colorado StateTODAYState DepartmentCDPHELevel BlueLevel GreenLevels GreenCDCStarLevels Blue And YellowLevel YellowColoradoansLarimer Public Health

HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced recently it’s revamped the Green Energy Loan Fund (GELF) to make it easier for commercial property owners to get low-interest loans for large-scale, high-impact energy efficiency projects. Approximately $1.8 million is currently available in funding. “For commercial building owners...Read Full StoryLoan ApplicationSolar Water HeatingGreenhouse Gas EmissionsEnergy SavingsSolar ProjectsFinancingEnergy SystemsCommonwealthGELFEnvironmental JusticePennsylvaniansDEP And Reinvestment FundU.S. Department Of EnergyEsperanza CollegeDrexel UniversityPatrick Mcdonnell

New coronavirus cases were reported Wednesday in Lynn, Lynnfield, Peabody and Revere. Numbers remained unchanged in several other North Shore communities. In Lynn, 26 new cases were reported to bring the city’s caseload to 16,224. Of that total, 320 cases are active, 203 people have died, and 15,701 have recovered from the virus, according to city data.Read Full StoryPeabodyVirusRevereCoronavirusPublic HealthThe Health DepartmentNahantSalemLynnfieldSaugusSwampscottMarbleheadCity Data

WA – The Washington State Department of Health started a podcast series called ‘Coping with COVID,’ where each week health experts talk about some of the difficulties we’ve been facing with the COVID-19 pandemic. This week’s episode was on suicide prevention and how to help someone having suicidal thoughts. The...Read Full StorySuicide PreventionPodcastSuicidal ThoughtsMental HealthPublic HealthHealth DepartmentWACOVIDHealth ExpertsTraumaProgram DirectorMD.StrategiesSocial Work GuestLizzie Cayden

MADISON, Wis. (WEAU/WBAY) - Wisconsin is quickly approaching 3 out of 4 senior adults starting or finishing their COVID-19 vaccinations. The latest figures from the state Department of Health Services (DHS) on Wednesday show 73.2% of adults 65 and older received at least one dose of vaccine, and 51% of that age group finished their vaccine regimen.Read Full StoryCdcCovid-19 VaccineAndroid SmartphonesPopulation HealthVaccine DosesState DepartmentPopulation ControlWEAU/WBAYDHSJohnson & JohnsonVACCINATIONSCHIPPEWA CO.LA CROSSE CO.DUNN CO.WHA

OSWEGO COUNTY – Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang announced Wednesday, March 24, that 29 additional residents tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total cumulative number of positive cases since the county began monitoring for COVID-19 in March 2020 to 6,843. There are currently 233 active positive cases.Read Full StoryHealth And SafetyCoronavirusVirusCounty OfficialsEmergency DepartmentHealth OfficialsPulaski Urgent CareCayuga Community CollegeNYS Department Of HealthThe Hannibal PharmacyThe Medicine PlaceWalgreensThe Kinney DrugsPositive CasesVaccine Supplies

An ancient Egyptian pharaoh that may be King Tut's father has a new face, with regal features and a serene expression shaped by digital reconstruction. Though this is the most accurate reconstruction of the man to date, long-standing questions about his identity remain unanswered. His remains were found in 1907...Read Full StoryKing TutArchaeologyAustraliaThe Forensic Anthropology3DFacebookThe FAPAB Research CenterFlinders UniversityLive ScienceDepartment Of HistoryJAMAOhio State UniversityKingsDigital ReconstructionEgyptian MummiesAkhenatenKiyaAmenhotep IiiNefertiti

HILL CITY, S.D. — For a small town community like Hill City, the closure of a business like Rushmore Forest Products, could have lasting effects. “This could have a devastating effect,” said Rushmore Forest Products President and CEO, Jim Neiman. The sawmill is closing after 53 years of business in...Read Full StorySawmillFamily BusinessesCommunity ServiceU.S. BusinessesSustainable BusinessRushmore Forest ProductsThe U.S. Forest ServiceGeneral Technical ReportThe Hill City CafeThe Department Of LaborTimber Industry WorkersMillsLasting EffectsJobsKristi Noem

The Iowa Department of Public Health acknowledged that it significantly overestimated how many of Iowa’s senior citizens have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The department said March 12 that 94.9% of Iowans 65 or older had received at least one dose of the vaccine. Gov. Kim Reynolds said at a news conference March 17 that 95.3% of Iowa seniors had received at least one dose. At that news conference, Reynolds touted such statistics in explaining why the state could soon be able to offer vaccinations to all Iowans 16 or older.Read Full StoryCovidSenior CitizensHealth DepartmentCdcState DepartmentDepartment Of HealthCOVIDIowansThe Des Moines RegisterCDCVaccinated Iowa SeniorsHealth CareEstimatesStaffersVaccinationsKim Reynolds

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and the nonprofit Gender Justice have announced a $300,000 settlement early Tuesday afternoon in a lawsuit filed against Anoka-Hennepin School District based on its alleged mistreatment of a transgender student. Gender Justice, the ACLU-MN and Stinson LLP announced the settlement in a virtual press conference early Tuesday afternoon. Nick, the transgender student, also released a statement. “I never want any student to experience the discrimination and cruelty I experienced from the adults at my school,” Nick said. “It means a lot to see the courts protect transgender students like me. Today’s settlement agreement makes it very clear that segregating transgender students doesn’t just dehumanize us, it violates our legal rights.” In addition to the $300,000 settlement, the school district has also agreed to make several reforms, according to the announcement. These include: · Reaffirming its commitment to comply with the Minnesota Human Rights Act and not discriminate against or segregate transgender students. · Developing a policy to allow every student to use all facilities consistent with their gender identity that includes a complaint procedure and a prohibition on reprisals. · Training all school board members, staff and students on these policies. · Affirming that students of all gender identities are valued and welcome. “Over the past year, we’ve seen a growing wave of political attacks against the rights of transgender children to health care, education or even to play sports,” said Gender Justice Executive Director Megan Peterson. “Students like Nick need and deserve the same acceptance as their classmates. Instead, far too many are being targeted for discrimination by adults who should be watching out for them. With this settlement, we hope to send a message that discrimination against trans students is not only wrong, it comes at a cost.” The complaint was filed in February of 2019. According to ACLU-MN staff attorney David McKinney, the teen started at Coon Rapids High School in 2015. McKinney said after joining the boys’ swim team and using the boys’ locker room for months, the school board stepped in in February of 2016 and told the student he would be disciplined if he continued to use the locker room. “The board singled him out. They segregated him from his classmates and forced him to use a facility no one else had to use,” McKinney said. RELATED : ACLU Of Minnesota Files Lawsuit Against Anoka-Hennepin School District This led to bullying and threats against the student and his family, the lawsuit said. The student attended the high school for two years until he and his family made the decision to switch school districts. Officials from the ACLU-MN and Gender Justice say the district violated the state constitution’s right for equal protection, as well as the Minnesota Human Rights Act in regards to the student. A previous investigation into Anoka-Hennepin’s past treatment of students who endured sex-based harassment led to a five-year Department of Justice consent decree that expired in March of 2017. More On WCCO.com : WCCO & Children's Minnesota Present: Brighter Together Minnesota Boy, 9, Bitten By Shark In Florida: ‘He Just Wants To Go Home’ Southern Minnesota Man Charged With Stealing $1,250 Worth Of Girl Scout Cookies G Delano High School Basketball Player Recovering After Collapsing During Practice Latest: Derek Chauvin Trial Coverage Transgender ChildrenSchool DistrictsTransgender RightsGender DiscriminationLegal EducationSchool EducationGender JusticeThe ACLU-MNStinson LLPCoon Rapids High SchoolThe School BoardAnoka-Hennepin 'sDepartment Of JusticeWCCO & Children 'sTrans StudentsNickDerek Chauvin