New York City gutted a nascent composting program that could have kept tons of food waste out of landfills. Prisoners in Florida will continue to swelter in their cells, because plans to air-condition its prisons are on hold. Many states have already cut planned raises for teachers. Across the nation, states and cities have made an array of fiscal maneuvers to stay solvent and are planning more in case Congress can’t agree on a fiscal relief package after the August recess. There has been little movement in that stalemate lately.

Source: New York Times September 07, 2020 14:40 UTC