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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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How to protect your community from the toxic lead lurking in soil
April 22, 2024
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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Despite $Billions Spent, Tide of Harmful Farm Pollutants Grows Ever Larger
April 15, 2024
“Best management practices” are not impeding flow of farm nutrients into nation’s waters.
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Train strikes vehicles parked too close to the tracks in Barton during eclipse
April 09, 2024
One woman suffered minor injuries.
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State officials to test local drinking water for fracking waste contamination
April 09, 2024
About 50 people attended a March 27 town hall in Coolville to hear updates on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ water testing plan and related issues.
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Q&A: Is Meth Really a Rural Problem?
March 15, 2024
Published in collaboration with The Conversation, an interview with Anthropologist William Garriott on hillbilly stereotypes and the truth about urban and suburban methamphetamine use.
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Is water from the Buchtel spring safe to drink?
March 14, 2024
Village residents swear by the spring’s quality, preferring it to public water. Scientists and public health officials say it’s a risk.
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Uvalde city report clears local officers of wrongdoing, outraging families
March 07, 2024
Families were infuriated by praise for local law enforcement in a report on the Robb Elementary School shooting released Thursday by a private investigator.
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State calls for investigation into cause of Texas Panhandle wildfires
March 01, 2024
As officials try to determine a cause for the wildfires, a Canadian homeowner filed a lawsuit blaming an energy company for the destruction.
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How Cape Cod Police are Handling Human Trafficking
February 27, 2024
The local police are sharpening their tools to tackle the grim reality of human trafficking on the Cape.
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50 years later, Lakota girl still missing
February 26, 2024
Family remembers 12-year-old Delema Sits Poor on 50th anniversary of her disappearance from the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota.
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Massive cell service outage prompts caution from local police agencies
February 22, 2024
The Marathon County Sheriff’s Department is one of multiple agencies nationwide posting to Facebook to advise customers about the outage, and encourage customers to use WiFi calling until service is restored.
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An Indigenous teen in Washington disappeared amid clear signs of danger. It took more than a year before police started investigating
February 14, 2024
Kit Nelson-Mora is one of 58 missing children and 128 missing Indigenous people in Washington. Kit’s disappearance is part of a much larger crisis, one that’s increasingly on the radar of state and federal officials.
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Lahaina Fire Death Toll Rises To 101 After Police Identify Remains Of Missing Person
February 13, 2024
Maui officers are continuing to search for the two people left on their “credible missing persons list” from the Aug. 8 fires.
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Tackling Human Trafficking On Cape Cod
February 09, 2024
Watch the video to find out how tourism is connected to trafficking on the Cape.
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Help that Hurts: Easthampton’s Policing of an Autistic Transgender Adult
February 09, 2024
Is pairing police with mental health professionals actually improving outcomes for western Mass residents experiencing crises?
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