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Trump makes a new push to 'decouple' U.S. from China; 'Get ready now' for active hurricane season; Third Ohio city joins global pact to strengthen food systems; Funding cuts risk care for 816,000 at PA community health centers.

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Students' advocates call for free speech protections on campus. States consider funding for rape survivors and investigations and Trump administration's tariff, immigration and education policies face legal pushback.

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Elevated gas station food is on the menu at Louisiana's T-Rey's Boudin, immigrants drive rural population growth, especially in Texas, North Carolina and Iowa, and ICE agents are targeting immigrant labor groups and their leaders.

Climate Change

Workers are entitled to 32 ounces of cool drinking water per hour and 15 minutes of rest every hour in the most extreme heat indexes above 100 degrees. (Adobe Stock)

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

New Maryland heat standards aim to protect summer workers

As the hot summer months begin, Maryland workers will operate on new standards to protect them from extreme heat. The heat standards took effect in …

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When asked who should be doing more to adapt to changing water resources, the top response from Wyoming residents surveyed was industries in the state, followed by local and state government officials. (T. Schofield/Adobe Stock)

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Survey: 81% of Wyomingites think state should plan for water supply shifts

Wyomingites are split on what is causing climate change, but 86% of residents in the state agree it is happening, according to a new survey. Kristen …

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Thomas Hochman says the federal government has not clearly defined what counts as

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Fast-track energy plan could bypass rural IN

Indiana's rural communities could lose out under a new federal bill aimed at speeding up clean energy development. What Republicans are calling the …

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The U.S. biogas industry grew quickly in 2023, adding 96 new projects, reaching a total of more than 2,251 active sites. (Wolfgang Jargstorff/Adobe Stock)

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Battle brews in Michigan over methane deregulation bills

More than 20 groups are urging Michigan lawmakers to reject two bills they say would turn the state's farmland and rural towns into dumping grounds fo…

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The Halleys said they felt

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

TX family transitions from growing chickens to growing hemp

An east Texas farming family is reaping the benefits after transitioning from industrial chicken farming to growing hemp. For 30 years, the Halley …

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As part of 2021's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Congress allocated $4.7 billion for plugging orphaned oil and gas wells nationwide. (Adobe Stock)<br />

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

WV law changes standards for plugging abandoned oil wells

There are more than 20,000 abandoned oil and gas wells scattered across West Virginia, putting communities at risk for water contamination and …

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In 2004, British Petroleum introduced the carbon calculator, reframing the climate crisis as a matter of personal responsibility, according to reporting from The Guardian. (Adobe Stock)
New climate change research: People can't fight it alone

By Jessica Scott-Reid for Sentient.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for West Virginia News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service C…

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In recent years, New Mexico has offered tax credits and rebates for the purchase of elective vehicles. (AndriiYalanskyi/AdobeStock)
Federal tax credits for NM's EV owners face elimination

Supporters of electric vehicles in New Mexico cite a number of advantages to owning one, but 2026 budget negotiations underway in Washington include …

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The 2025 Florida hurricane season, from June 1 to Nov. 30, is predicted to be above average with 17 named storms. (Adobe Stock)
FL emergency managers prep for hurricane season amid FEMA uncertainty

As Florida emergency response officials conduct their annual statewide hurricane preparedness exercise this week, emergency managers are grappling …

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In 2022, U.S. subsidies for fossil-fuel companies totaled $757 billion, according to the International Monetary Fund. The figure included uncompensated costs of negative health effects and environmental degradation. (Adobe Stock)
IRA cuts would remove $1.58 billion from two Republican-led CO districts

Congress is set to claw back $6.5 billion in climate-related Inflation Reduction Act investments to help pay for the Trump administration's priorities…

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South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation posted on Facebook its Somerset facilities
Tornado strikes Kentucky, leaving at least 18 dead

After a devastating tornado ripped through southeastern Kentucky last Friday and Saturday, Gov. Andy Beshear asked for a federal disaster declaration …

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The district level mapping tool shows how farmers and ranchers in every state have benefited from the voluntary Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Conservation Stewardship Program. (kegfire/Adobe Stock)
AR farmers, ranchers tout benefits of federal conservation programs

A new poll shows Arkansas farmers and ranchers believe they benefit from voluntary conservation programs from the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

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