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WIC Food Assistance for Mothers and Children Faces Funding Shortfall

The Agriculture Department has warned that millions of eligible pregnant and postpartum women and their children could risk missing out on nutrition assistance if Congress does not increase funding.

By Madeleine Ngo

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Infrastructure (Public Works) States (US) Transportation Department (US) United States Politics and Government

Slow Rollout of Electric Vehicle Charging Network Could Hinder E.V. Adoption

Lawmakers approved $5 billion for states to build a network of fast chargers two years ago. Although some states have made progress in recent weeks, most have not yet awarded contracts or started construction.

By Madeleine Ngo

Computer Chips Computers and the Internet Factories and Manufacturing Hochul, Kathleen C International Business Machines Corporation Research State University of New York at Albany States (US)

New York Plans to Invest $1 Billion to Expand Chip Research

The move is aimed at drawing $9 billion in corporate investment, as New York jockeys to host a new national semiconductor technology center.

By Don Clark

Biden, Joseph R Jr Brownsville (Tex) Building (Construction) Dominion Energy Electric Light and Power Energy and Power Factories and Manufacturing Global Warming Government Contracts and Procurement Hochul, Kathleen C Inflation (Economics) Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Northeastern States (US) Orsted AS Ships and Shipping States (US) Supply Chain Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions United States Economy Virginia Wind Power

What Ails Offshore Wind: Supply Chains, Ships and Interest Rates

Government officials and energy developers misjudged the difficulty of building huge clean energy projects in the United States, which has built very few of them.

By Ivan Penn Stanley Reed and Brad Plumer