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As one of the oldest and largest civil rights organization for the Latino community, we have weathered difficult times that disproportionately affect our community. We know how hard it can be to navigate these hard times alone, and we wanted to create a virtual summit to bring us closer together. We created a conference for Latino leaders who are moving our community forward through uncertain times. We invited experts from different fields to teach us and serve your needs through workshops. This was all created with you in mind and we would be so excited for you to join us. Register today to participate and listen to over 60 speakers from across the country on the issues most important to our community including civil rights, immigration, veterans affairs, financial literacy, and so much more. The LULAC Virtual Summit is the first-ever worldwide conference for the Latino community in the US. It all happens from your computer, in a video conference format, face to face. Our goal is to bring together bright minds and leaders to have conversations that help us move forward, and on a wide range of subjects, to foster learning, inspiration, and communion surrounding issues that matter to you. You will hear from leaders and experts in our community. But far more important, you’ll be able to engage face to face (digitally!) with people like you. Because not feeling alone makes this worthy journey a lot easier. The LULAC Virtual Summit runs for two days. It’s a powerful way to grow—surrounded by people who want to move the community forward. We believe your participation would be a critical addition to fostering connections and conversations that matter. Hasta la Victoria! Domingo Garcia LULAC National President

 

Climate Change. August 2020

 

Climate change versus anthropogenic effects on uncertainty: Tiber Delta erosion
	Paolo Tortora   View PDF ▸   Download PDF ⬇

 

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A detailed record of response to sea-level rise during the postglacial marine transgression exists for the Tiber Delta on the coast of Rome, thanks to several decades of intensive geological field studies. The response is characterisedby the balance between the local wave regime and the alongshore dispersal of a...

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Inclusive Equity or Minority Standards. What is a minority business in 2020? Contact Tracing: A New Business Opportunity to MBEs

 

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020 • 9:30a–10:30a

 

 

 

 

Contact Tracing › A New Business Opportunity for MBEs

 

With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, Contact Tracing has become a wide-open, human resource capital intensive area, looking for a standard, looking for new ideas, looking for new modes of delivery. Join us for a discussion of Contact Tracing and find your place in this potentially new leading-edge technology arena.   The webinar will address topics such as: ·     Contact Tracing – what is it really and what are the benefits to our broader local and business communities relative to virus control and workforce re-entry? ·     What are the contact tracing technologies/apps being developed to help inform health officials and individuals? ·     What are the business opportunities now available for MBEs as a result of this inherent need to monitor the impact and spread of COVID-19?

 

 

 

 

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NIH clinical trial testing remdesivir plus interferon beta-1a for COVID-19 treatment begins. August 6, 2020

NIH clinical trial testing remdesivir plus interferon beta-1a for COVID-19 treatment begins

08/06/2020 08:30 AM EDT

 

The study is anticipated to enroll more than 1,000 hospitalized adults with COVID-19.

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U.S. EPA Awards California $6,137,000 to Test for Lead in Drinking Water at Childcare Centers August 2020

 

For Immediate Release: August 6, 2020 Media Contact: Alejandro Diaz, 808-541-2711, diaz.alejandro@epa.gov   U.S. EPA Awards California $6,137,000 to Test for Lead in Drinking Water at Childcare Centers SAN FRANCISCO - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an award of $6,137,000 in grant funding to assist the California Department of Social Services with identifying sources of lead in drinking water in childcare centers. “Testing for lead in drinking water is critical for the protection of our children,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator John Busterud. “EPA is pleased to support California in its efforts to detect and reduce lead in drinking water, thereby protecting children's health at childcare centers and elsewhere.” The State of California has been proactive in testing drinking water for lead in childcare centers. In 2018, California’s Legislature passed AB2370, expanding the state’s lead testing program to require testing of more than 15,000 childcare centers serving over 800,000 children; EPA’s funding will support testing at these childcare centers.  “CDSS is excited about this opportunity to continue to support the overall health and safety of children in California,” said Pam Dickfoss, Deputy Director of Community Care Licensing at the California Department of Social Services. California will use the EPA’s 3Ts (Training, Testing, and Taking Action) for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water guidance and its strategic partnerships to implement its program, with the goal of reducing lead exposure at these centers by testing for lead, identifying potential lead sources, and taking action. Additionally, the state and its partner organizations will provide education to parents on the risks and effects of lead exposure, blood lead testing recommendations and requirements, and options for obtaining blood lead testing. The EPA grant provides funds for testing drinking water lead levels, for development of Corrective Action Plans, and for the provision of technical assistance to childcare centers that need remediation for lead in their drinking water. Under EPA’s Voluntary Lead Testing in Schools and Child Care grant program, EPA has awarded $43.7 million in grants nationwide to fund testing for lead in drinking water at schools and childcare programs in states, territories and the District of Columbia. Background: Under Administrator Wheeler’s leadership, in December 2018, EPA and its federal partners announced the Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures and Associated Health Impacts. Through the Action Plan, EPA is working to reduce lead exposures from multiple sources. This includes paint, ambient air, and soil and dust contamination.  As part of the Action Plan, EPA proposed a rule in October 2019 that significantly improves the actions that water systems must take to reduce lead in the nation’s drinking water. This proposed rule represents the first major overhaul of the Lead and Copper Rule since 1991 and will better protect children in schools and childcare centers by requiring water systems, to take drinking water samples from the schools and childcare centers served by the system. In addition, the agency is taking other significant actions to modernize aging water infrastructure and reduce exposure to lead, including: Financing drinking water infrastructure improvement projects through EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. In 2019, 11 of the 38 selected projects will reduce lead or emerging drinking water contaminants. Working with states, tribes, and territories to award $87 million in funding through EPA’s two new drinking water grant programs established by the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN)— the Voluntary Lead Testing in Schools and Child Care grant program and the Assistance for Small and Disadvantaged Communities grant program. EPA will announce funding details for WIIN’s third newly created grant program dedicated to reducing lead in drinking water systems in 2020. Providing more than $1 billion in 2019 in new federal grant funding for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) which can be used for loans that help drinking water systems improve distribution systems by removing lead service lines. Learn more about this grant and EPA’s WIIN grant programs at https://www.epa.gov/safewater/grants Learn more about EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region. Connect with us on Facebook and on Twitter. ###