In Minnesota and Wisconsin, the governors — one Republican and one Democratic — went so far as to announce a first-ever plan to share some government operations, like the salting of wintry roads, to save money.
Working into the night, legislators passed the state's first-ever plan for regulating underground water supplies.
DENVER, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Colorado health and environment officials on Sunday approved new rules to limit air pollution from oil and gas drilling in the state, including what regulators said is the nation's first-ever plan to detect and reduce methane emissions.
And that funding came on the heels of the Department of Interior's first-ever plans to open up some 164,000 acres along the Atlantic coast for lease sales to commercial offshore wind power developers.
"When I arrived, the organisation was a little over a year into its first ever strategic plan.
Wattpad, the company behind a suite of apps for reading and sharing stories – including a fairly popular "chat fiction" app Tap, a rival to Hooked – is today adding its first ever subscription plan for its flagship application.
This budget discontinues funding for the life-saving Clean Power Plan, the first ever national plan to reduce carbon pollution and fight climate disruption.
First-Ever Targeted Roadmap Outlines Steps to End Childhood TB Deaths WASHINGTON D.C., October 1, 2013 - The deaths of more than 74 000 children from tuberculosis (TB) could be prevented each year through measures outlined in the first ever action plan developed specifically on TB and children.
In response to the unbound torrent of applications for basement extensions, RBKC commissioned a report from Arup's geotechnical engineering group in 2009, which led to the first ever Supplementary Planning Document on Subterranean Development.
Last year, the IUCN Pangolin Specialist Group launched the first ever global conservation plan for these animals, Challender says.
TOKYO--A 1995 law that led to Japan's first ever 5-year plan for science and technology has helped boost spending and the number of scientists being trained, but it has been less successful in ensuring that the increased funding is well spent.
