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Trepwise Strategy Consulting Firm Celebrates 10 Years of Impact

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Trepwise, a New Orleans-based strategy consulting firm, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this fall, demonstrating the ongoing demand for its services in the community as well as the measurable impact the team continues to create through their work. Named one of the Best Places to Work in New Orleans for seven consecutive years, Trepwise focuses on helping purpose-driven organizations unlock their potential by aligning their people, process and vision.

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  • NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Trepwise , a New Orleans-based strategy consulting firm, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this fall, demonstrating the ongoing demand for its services in the community as well as the measurable impact the team continues to create through their work.
  • Over the last 10 years, Trepwise has served more than 500 organizations locally and nationally.
  • Trepwise has provided more than 1,600 hours of pro bono consulting and donated more than $100,000 to philanthropic causes since its inception.
  • They plan to commemorate their 10th anniversary with a free workshop and celebratory reception at their office in early 2024.

LSU Engineering Professor, Research Team Seek to Plug Orphan Wells Leaking Methane

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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Nearly 450 of these wells were tagged “orphan” in 1994, which means they have been dormant and possibly leaking methane gas for nearly 30 years.

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  • Nearly 450 of these wells were tagged “orphan” in 1994, which means they have been dormant and possibly leaking methane gas for nearly 30 years.
  • Thanks to a $3 million grant from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, LSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Professor Ipsita Gupta is working with a team of LSU researchers to find out which wells are leaking and measure their emissions before and after they are plugged.
  • One of the ways to accurately measure methane emissions in the state is to measure individual wells, which is being done by LSU Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Chair and Professor Kanchan Maiti.
  • “It will not only have an immediate impact on reducing methane emissions from orphan wells, which is an important health, safety, and environmental concern; plugging orphan wells will also be impactful for ongoing and future efforts on carbon dioxide storage as the CO2 will be safely sequestered underground if there are no leaking wells around.

Strategic Biofuels Receives Air Permit Approval to Advance its Louisiana Green Fuels Project

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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Strategic Biofuels , the leader in developing negative carbon footprint biofuels plants, announced today that its Louisiana Green Fuels (LGF) project has been issued an Air Permit from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

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  • Strategic Biofuels , the leader in developing negative carbon footprint biofuels plants, announced today that its Louisiana Green Fuels (LGF) project has been issued an Air Permit from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
  • “Securing the Air Permit for the integrated facility is a significant development for our project,” said Paul Oesterreich, Senior Vice President of Project Development, Strategic Biofuels.
  • “The permit application for our facility is the first of its kind in Louisiana to be reviewed by the DEQ.
  • We are proud to have had the opportunity to work with Strategic Biofuels and DEQ on clearing an essential regulatory hurdle.

National Heritage Academies Teachers Tackle Learning Loss

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As students across the nation make strides toward pre-pandemic learning levels, at National Heritage Academies (NHA) schools there are countless examples of students and teachers excelling in the face of adversity.

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  • GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As students across the nation make strides toward pre-pandemic learning levels, at National Heritage Academies (NHA) schools there are countless examples of students and teachers excelling in the face of adversity.
  • She found success with center rotation (small groups), allowing her time to tailor instruction to each individual, and intervention groups.
  • Among the results:
    Advantage closed the learning loss gap in proficiency on the state test faster than the local district, closest schools, and the state in every subject.
  • Milwaukee Scholars closed the learning loss gap in overall proficiency on the state test faster than the local district.

PhD Science from Great Minds Earns High Marks in Rigorous Review from WestEd

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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Richmond, Va., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PhD Science®, an elementary school science curriculum developed by Great Minds PBC®, has earned high marks from WestEd, an independent nonprofit research organization.

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  • Richmond, Va., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PhD Science®, an elementary school science curriculum developed by Great Minds PBC®, has earned high marks from WestEd, an independent nonprofit research organization.
  • The rigorous review examined PhD Science kindergarten lessons.
  • PhD Science is a free and open educational resource in Grades K–2 that is designed to engage students in authentic science practice.
  • No other science curriculum has to date earned equally high marks from WestEd for its kindergarten materials.

National Nonprofit Accelerate Awards $5 Million to Five States Seeking to Integrate High-Impact Tutoring in Their Public Schools

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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"Most states recognize that high-impact tutoring is important, but we need a handful of leading states to create model policy agendas that other states can learn from," said Accelerate CEO Kevin Huffman.

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  • "Most states recognize that high-impact tutoring is important, but we need a handful of leading states to create model policy agendas that other states can learn from," said Accelerate CEO Kevin Huffman.
  • In addition to the $1 million in funding each will receive, Accelerate will provide all States Leading Recovery grantees with implementation support.
  • All grantees were also required to match the $1 million grant with public or philanthropic funds.
  • The state's tutoring project would directly support this initiative, with a focus on literacy tutoring in grades K-3.

Plexos Group Hires Infrastructure and Construction Management Expert Andre LeBlanc

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Monday, April 10, 2023
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(Plexos), a Baton Rouge-based infrastructure program delivery and project management company, announced today that Andre LeBlanc has joined the company as Senior Vice President.

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  • (Plexos), a Baton Rouge-based infrastructure program delivery and project management company, announced today that Andre LeBlanc has joined the company as Senior Vice President.
  • LeBlanc is a seasoned program manager with direct experience designing, implementing, and managing federally funded infrastructure and construction management solutions for programs exceeding $2 Billion.
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    Infrastructure and construction management expert Andre LeBlanc joins Plexos Group as Senior Vice President (Photo: Business Wire)
    In his role, LeBlanc will work with Plexos leadership to spearhead innovative and efficient solutions for the company’s program management responsibilities across the U.S. and its territories.
  • “Andre LeBlanc is an exciting addition who is committed to addressing our clients' unique needs and long-term goals,” said Plexos President and CEO David Odom.

Triple-I: Louisiana’s Insurance Crisis Grew After 2020-21 Hurricanes

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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Hurricanes Delta and Zeta, both of which made landfall in Louisiana in October 2020, cumulatively generated another $1.5 billion in insured auto, home, and business insurance claim payouts, according to the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI).

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  • Hurricanes Delta and Zeta, both of which made landfall in Louisiana in October 2020, cumulatively generated another $1.5 billion in insured auto, home, and business insurance claim payouts, according to the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI).
  • To increase the availability and to broaden the affordability of homeowners insurance coverage, Louisiana’s lawmakers revived this year the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program .
  • It incentivizes new and existing Louisiana insurers to write residential and commercial insurance policies in coastal areas .
  • Complicating matters further for its policyholders, Louisiana is by far the least affordable state in the U.S. for personal auto insurance, according to a 2022 study released by the Insurance Research Council (IRC).

Strategic Biofuels Completes Application for Class VI Injection Well Permit with EPA & LDNR for the Louisiana Green Fuels Project

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Thursday, March 16, 2023
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Completing this application for the EPA Class VI Permit accomplishes another major milestone for our Project.

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  • Completing this application for the EPA Class VI Permit accomplishes another major milestone for our Project.
  • Once the application is approved, the Project will move forward with the drilling of three injection wells and several reservoir monitoring wells.
  • The company has worked closely with both the EPA and the LDNR, which have concurrently received the Class VI Permit Application.
  • For more information about Strategic Biofuels and the Louisiana Green Fuels Project, visit: www.strategicbiofuels.com .

Fulcrum BioEnergy's United Kingdom Waste-To-Fuels Project Awarded £16.8 Million Grant from the UK Department for Transport Advanced Fuels Fund

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
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PLEASANTON, Calif., Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc., a clean energy company pioneering the creation of renewable, drop-in transportation fuels from landfill waste, today announced that its United Kingdom subsidiary, Fulcrum BioEnergy, Ltd., has received a grant of approximately £16.8 million, USD $20.2 million, from the UK Department for Transport Advanced Fuels Fund. The grant, which runs through to 2025, will support development of Fulcrum NorthPoint, a residual waste to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility which will be located at the Essar Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire in North West of England. Funds from the grant will be utilized to fund engineering activities for the plant, which is expected to have the capacity to transform about 600,000 tonnes of residual waste into approximately 100 million liters of low-carbon SAF per year when it enters operations in 2027.

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  • PLEASANTON, Calif., Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. , a clean energy company pioneering the creation of renewable, drop-in transportation fuels from landfill waste, today announced that its United Kingdom subsidiary, Fulcrum BioEnergy, Ltd., has received a grant of approximately £16.8 million, USD $20.2 million, from the UK Department for Transport Advanced Fuels Fund.
  • "We are very pleased to have been selected and awarded this grant from the UK Department for Transport Advanced Fuels Fund," said Eric Pryor, Fulcrum's President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • "Fulcrum applauds the UK Government and the Department for Transport for taking another step toward significantly reducing net carbon emissions for hard to abate sectors, including aviation, through the support of low-carbon SAF projects, including our Fulcrum NorthPoint facility.
  • This funding furthers our engineering efforts for the plant and well positions Fulcrum for additional project financing for the facility.