Selenium First Program

U.S. court turns down B.C. mine's push to increase selenium levels in border lake pollution dispute

A U.S. court has upheld Montana’s selenium standard for pollution in a border-crossing lake despite objections from a coal ...

Science Daily

Scientists just recreated a rare cosmic reaction never seen before

A breakthrough experiment has shed new light on one of astrophysics’ biggest mysteries: the origin of rare proton-rich elements. For the first time, scientists directly measured a key reaction that ...

The Tyee

A Piikani Member Vows to Sue to Stop Selenium Pollution

A member of the Piikani First Nation has presented a legal demand letter to the Alberta and federal governments to stop ...

Orange County Register

First-gen California homebuyers can soon apply for $150,000 down payment loans

California will focus again on first-generation homebuyers later this month during its roughly $200 million rollout of the down payment assistance program known as Dream for All. From Feb. 24 to March ...

The Conversation

First Nations rehabilitation programs aren’t keeping people out of prison. Here’s what would help

There are unprecedented numbers of First Nations people in prisons. In Australia, 37% of adults and 60% of young people aged 10-17 behind bars are First Nations, despite making up 3.4% and 6.2% of the ...

Phys.org

New metabolic atlas maps how plants take up and process selenium

An estimated 500 million to 1 billion people worldwide are affected by selenium deficiency, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Researchers at Wageningen University & Research (WUR), ...

The Southern Illinoisan

Illinois continues first-in-nation free test prep program

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission and global education company Kaplan announced that Illinois’ first-in-the-nation free test preparation program will continue through the end of the academic ...

Business Wire

Object First Honored in 2026 CRN® Partner Program Guide

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Object First, the ransomware-proof on-premises backup storage company, today announced that CRN ®, a brand of The Channel Company, has selected Object First for inclusion in ...

WLTX19

SC Housing's limited, first-come, first-served housing assistance for first-time buyers program launches Monday, March 16

COLUMBIA, S.C. — One of SC Housing's most in-demand programs returns Monday, March 16. The 2026 Palmetto Heroes Program provides $10,000 in forgivable down payment assistance on a first-come, ...