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The Asian American Writers' Workshop celebrated the launch of the Open City Project on July 27.

The National League of Cities (NLC) has released a guide for municipal leaders about developing strategies to engage recent immigrants.

The RBF has released a paper detailing a Track II dialogue involving a core group of American and Iranian leaders, which was co-organized and co-facilitated with the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA), under the leadership of Ambassador William Luers.

The Center for Public Integrity's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) International News Services have unveiled a nine-month investigation, focusing on the global trade of asbestos.

The Pinchot Institute for Conservation and the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, both RBF grantees, have released a joint report examining sustainability questions in wood energy development.

DesignIntelligence, a bi-monthly report published by the Design Futures Council, has released the results of the 2010 Sustainable Design Survey, ranking 2030 Inc., an RBF grantee, at the top of several categories.

Climate Prosperity Inc., a new national nonprofit that helps communities address climate change through economic development opportunities, has named André Pettigrew as its first executive director.

Dickinson College has announced that they have partnered with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Middlebury College in the Sustainable Investments Initiative.

RBF grantees Ceres and the Rocky Mountain Institute were named in a top-ten list of nongovernmental organizations engaged by companies to make decisions that are best for the environment as well as their businesses.

The Martha Graham Dance Company, an RBF grantee, made it possible for 35 New York City students to perform at the Joyce Theater. The Theater, which is a part of the Joyce Theater Foundation, another RBF grantee, is a premier dance performance venue in New York City.