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Millions of Americans don’t speak English. Now they won’t be warned before weather disasters.
April 14, 2025
An internal memo reviewed by Grist showed the National Weather Service has stopped translating radio alerts in the southern region, a move that has enraged workers in the local offices.
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Trump administration moves to shutter mine safety offices in coal country
March 25, 2025
Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE’s cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.
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A look at Door County’s vulnerability to measles, immunization trends and addressing vaccine hesitancy
March 15, 2025
Door County, as well as most of the country, can no longer count on high vaccination rates to protect them from measles, thanks to those rates declining coupled with an increase in voluntary exemptions.
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Comunidades nativas americanas se manifestaron ante el Capitolio de Arizona: “Las mujeres tenemos 10 veces más probabilidades de sufrir violencia”
March 10, 2025
El centro del reclamo fue la muerte de Emily Pike, adolescente apache de San Carlos, en el condado Gila, quien apareció muerta luego de haber desaparecido en enero pasado.
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A new question surrounds Delaware’s opioid fund. Is new oversight legal?
February 19, 2025
The Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission recommends how the state spends a $250 million settlement it won from opioid manufacturers and distributors. Following reports of fraud last summer, the flow of new grants has all but stopped.
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Many Nebraskans still under threat of high nitrate in drinking water, report finds
February 14, 2025
In 2022, the Flatwater Free Press spent months examining the scope and history of nitrate contamination, a byproduct of decades of nitrogen fertilizer excessively applied to corn. And rural Nebraska’s nitrate problem doesn’t appear to be getting any better.
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Study: Rural Homelessness Is Underestimated and Exacerbated by Opioid Epidemic
February 12, 2025
According to new research, the “Point in Time Count” method used by the federal government to track the unhoused population numbers can be far from accurate when applied in rural areas.
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A case against drug distributors over the flood of pills that ravaged West Virginia is back in court. Here’s what to know.
February 05, 2025
Cabell County and Huntington could get another chance in their fight against opioid distributors. But first, the West Virginia Supreme Court must decide if public nuisance law applies to legal products.
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Cities are dumping this chemical in NC rivers — and getting paid to do it
January 28, 2025
Is 1,4-dioxane dangerous? Opinions vary. But that hasn’t stopped cities, like Reidsville, from releasing the chemical into the drinking water of communities.
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Rural Wildfire Risk Doesn’t Stop New Residents
January 24, 2025
People are moving to rural areas that experience wildfires at a faster rate than other rural areas.
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Nonprofit pushes for tougher DUI laws amid spike in fatalities
January 17, 2025
Mom and sister of Columbia Falls man hit by drunk driver rewarding people who find a sober ride.
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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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As Virginia schools prepare to implement cellphone restrictions, safety is major concern
December 30, 2024
Many school divisions will roll out new policies in January to comply with a state Education Department “bell-to-bell” student cellphone ban.
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A newly proposed state trooper post would bolster patrols near Willow and Talkeetna
December 23, 2024
The post was proposed in response to local concerns about an inadequate trooper presence in the area, highlighted by community feedback following a 2023 kidnapping and double homicide linked to drug trafficking.
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