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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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A secret weapon in agriculture’s climate fight: Ants
January 13, 2025
Ants — yes, ants — could protect apples, nuts, cocoa, and other beloved crops from disease and climate change.
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Maine’s yellow flag law in three charts
January 12, 2025
Since the Lewiston shootings, agencies have completed 548 weapon restriction orders, for an average of 38 orders per month.
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“Protect Public Participation”: Greenfield Codifies Remote Access to Meetings
January 11, 2025
With the state’s temporary remote-access provisions set to expire in less than three months, Greenfield acted to “integrate disability justice” into local governance, one city councilor said.
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Two changes that could speed up Wisconsin election results — and stave off conspiracy theories
January 10, 2025
One would give election officials more time to process absentee ballots. The other would streamline early voting.
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‘A different standard’: Native Americans still searched at far higher rates by Washington State Patrol, new data shows
January 09, 2025
Though disparities for other races improved, InvestigateWest analysis reveals Native Americans five times more likely to be searched despite ongoing scrutiny.
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Two key climate agencies could look different–or cease to exist–under a Trump administration
January 09, 2025
There are plenty of signals calling for the elimination or reduction of two agencies critical for managing the nation’s lands and waters. What would that mean for Nevada?
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3 myths about rural education that are holding students back
January 09, 2025
Scholars who study rural education compiled a list of facts about rural education accompanied by the myths that would help policymakers better design programs to support rural students.
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Kauaʻi Rooster Farm Stokes Cockfighting Criticism
January 08, 2025
A token of country life, roosters are stirring up a fraught debate over the right to raise noisy fowl and the right to a good night’s sleep in Hawai‘i.
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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy
January 08, 2025
In so many towns, their identity is inextricably linked to the college that’s been there forever. It’s a huge source of local pride. It’s also a big source of good-paying jobs that are not replaceable.
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Fire damages Choteau Acantha newspaper building
January 07, 2025
The weekly publication serves Choteau and the surrounding communities. Owners Melody and Jeff Martinsen purchased the paper in 1990. In their roughly 35-year tenure, they have not missed publishing an edition.
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As bitter cold sweeps through Texas, ERCOT says the power grid is stable
January 06, 2025
The state’s electric grid operator issued a weather watch until Friday but says it doesn’t expect power disruptions as demand rises.
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A Mat-Su borough plan to borrow city health powers could unlock millions in opioid help
January 06, 2025
Under the proposal, the borough would use the cities’ health powers to significantly expand the types of organizations eligible to access funding for opioid-related treatment, prevention, recovery and harm-reduction services.
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130,000 turkeys culled in latest Northeast Oklahoma bird flu cases
January 06, 2025
More cases of deadly bird flu were detected in poultry in northeast Oklahoma in late December. About 130,000 turkeys were culled in the outbreak.
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Montana’s agricultural tax rules slash bills for thousands of million-dollar homes
January 06, 2025
Properties classified ‘agricultural’ get a tax break despite no bona fide operations. Lawmakers could tighten qualification requirements this year. This story is a collaboration with High Country News.
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Food and Environment Reporting Network
A palm oil company, a group of U.S. venture capitalists, and the destruction of Peru’s rainforest
December 31, 2024
Ocho Sur marketed palm oil to PepsiCo and Colgate-Palmolive as “deforestation-free.” Exclusive documents tell a more complicated story.
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