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Hannah Truby for Sierra Nevada Ally
From Divorce Ranch to Nevada’s Newest State Park
After more than 150 years in private hands, the 1,627-acre Lower Carson Ranch is becoming Nevada’s 28th state park, protecting critical wildlife habitat while opening a historic landscape to the public.
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Roundup’s Surprising Connection to Industrial Meat
The one thing glyphosate has in common with the screwworm outbreak, deforestation, climate change and bird flu.
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VTDigger launches 2026 Vermont primary election guide
VTDigger’s 2026 Primary Election Guide brings together everything Vermonters need before heading to the polls, including candidate information, voting resources, county races and the latest election coverage.
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Year-round DST could hurt ND kids
More sunrises would occur after 8 a.m., latest around 9:45 a.m.
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Rachel Livinal for The Merced FOCUS
Young Brains, Huge Stakes: How transitional kindergarten is shaping San Joaquin Valley’s youth
As California expands transitional kindergarten statewide, this four-part series examines whether San Joaquin Valley schools can meet the needs of young learners.
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Courtesy of U.S. Senate
Cardinal News 250: Virginia’s stories. A nation’s birth.
The project spotlights Virginia’s overlooked contributions to America’s march to independence ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial.
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Gordon Hodges for Door County Knock
Locked Out: Door County’s affordable housing shortage
An in-depth series on Door County’s affordable housing shortage, examining its causes, shrinking availability and the roadblocks to building more.
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Data Center Surge Only Worsens Electricity Costs for Black Families
July 28, 2026
Trump promised to cut power bills, but instead nearly 100 million households are behind on utility payments, with Black households holding the most debt.
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Cedar Lake Residents Battle Powerful Neighbor Over Unpermitted Dams
July 28, 2026
Cedar Lake residents in southwestern Canadian County say their lake and private wells are running dry because of upstream dams built by Glenn Coffee, a politically connected former Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore, without required permits.
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Why lawmakers are concerned about where billions in broadband funding is going
July 28, 2026
Texas lawmakers accuse the state broadband office of favoritism and sweetheart deals after satellite internet providers received most of the funding.
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Growing older: what an aging Door County means for everyone
July 23, 2026
From housing and health care to the workforce, demographic shifts reshaping Door County are playing out across rural America.
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Records allege Granby cop sexually harassed women, paid subordinates to do his schoolwork
July 23, 2026
Misconduct records for Gary Poehler, who has agreed to permanently leave law enforcement, also allege he used his truck to intimidate an officer who filed a complaint against him. The documents were among those the Northwestern DA recently released.
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Wyoming contemplates power supply regulations for AI, data centers
July 23, 2026
Amid growing demand, developers push to expand regulatory leeway for potential electrical supply options.
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Border residents wanted crossings reined in. Now Paxton and Talarico face voters wary of deportations
July 23, 2026
Residents along the U.S.-Mexico border said they want crossings under control and the state’s next senator to actually do something on immigration policy.
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Inside America’s First Data Center-Only Utility
July 23, 2026
Indiana has approved a first-of-its-kind utility to provide electricity exclusively for data centers. Will it protect residents from rising costs?
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Tucker County residents want to know what Fundamental Data is planning. The state’s data center laws let companies avoid scrutiny.
July 23, 2026
The state department of environmental protection issued Fundamental Data an air pollution permit for its data center project. Then the company told another state agency its project was “conceptual.” The conflicting statements reveal how companies can exploit gaps in state oversight.