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California farmers depleted groundwater in this county. Now a state crackdown could rein them in
Kings County agencies and growers may face probation and millions of dollars in fines — which could be the first step toward the state wresting control of groundwater.
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Mill closures ‘shock’ industry, but officials say demand for wood remains
More than 30 mills have closed in western Montana since 1990, with two more in Missoula County calling it quits this spring.
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How to protect your community from the toxic lead lurking in soil
Our detailed toolkit offers ways to find and address this danger. Download it and join us at a training session to learn more.
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Use of antipsychotics in Maine nursing homes climbs
After an initial crackdown and decline, the rate of the powerful medications given to nursing home residents has ticked back up in recent years.
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Five takeaways from our reporting on Montana State Hospital
April 18, 2024
Medical practitioners and other staff at the state psychiatric hospital in Warm Springs (Pop. 1,432) are raising alarms about new leadership and policy changes at the public facility — with one employee describing current working conditions as “like being stuck in a recurring bad dream.”
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Why no one knows exactly how much old-growth forest we have left
April 18, 2024
To use older trees to fight climate change, we need to know where they are. But new maps created by the Forest Service aren’t that detailed.
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These Republicans wanted a Medicaid work requirement but couldn’t get approval. So they got creative.
April 18, 2024
Knowing the feds wouldn’t allow the work requirement, North Carolina Republicans went to the drawing board to determine if they could come up with a Medicaid expansion bill that still promoted work without requiring it.
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Torn apart by chaos in Afghanistan, a refugee family is reunited in Bennington
April 18, 2024
As Musa and Zakia Muslim Yar and their three sons made their way to the Kabul airport to fly to the U.S. in 2021, the couple got separated from their two boys amid the crush of people trying to flee the country.
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Wolf policy set the stage for tragedy of tortured animal and public outcry
April 18, 2024
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission and state Legislature should revisit the wolf “predator zone,” address animal welfare and increase transparency.
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Oklahoma researchers find Native Americans underrepresented in CDC database
April 18, 2024
A new study says the CDC reclassified Native American participants who self-reported their race in a survey, causing the total number of Indigenous respondents to be underreported, affecting funding for health, social, and behavioral resources for Indigenous people.
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Wilson County deploys overdose reversal kits to combat epidemic of opioid deaths
April 18, 2024
County uses big pharma settlement funds to create a ‘community of first responders,’ hopes to be a model for saving lives.
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Can ice climbing bring life to an isolated Colorado town in the dead of winter?
April 18, 2024
Lake City’s ice-climbing park is transforming the local economy.
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Get to know the candidates: Breckenridge City Commissioner contenders answer profile questions
April 15, 2024
The election is scheduled for Saturday, May 4. Early voting is underway.