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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

CT: Rural/Farming

The Environmental Protection Agency finds neonicotinoids could jeopardize more than 200 plants and animals protected by the Endangered Species Act. (Adobe Stock)
CT lawmakers water down bill addressing toxic pesticides

A Connecticut bill would have restricted toxic pesticides called neonicotinoids - or so it seemed. The bill's newest iteration, some experts feel…

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According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, more than half of the contiguous United States is experiencing moderate to extreme drought. (Adobe Stock)
CT Farmers Work through Severe Drought Conditions

Since early May, much of Connecticut has been in a severe drought, leaving the state's 5,500 farms scrambling to adapt. Much of the Northeast is …

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Improving agricultural practices will be critical in the fight against climate change. (ValentinValkov/Adobe Stock)
Good Farming Practices Help Slow Climate Change

HARTFORD, Ct. — A new report says farming has an important role to play in fighting climate change. The Climate Change and Land Use report from …

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Monarch caterpillars live exclusively on milkweed plants. (USFWS/Pixnio)
Monarch Butterflies Need Habitat Restoration

HARTFORD, Conn. — Wildlife experts say the "king" of butterflies could go the way of the passenger pigeon unless people step in to plant more …

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USDA chief scientists traditionally have advanced degrees in science or medicine. (Kristin & Jordan Hayman/Flickr)
Climate-Change Skeptic Nominated to USDA Science Post

HARTFORD, Conn. – A leading scientific organization says President Donald Trump's nominee to be chief scientist at the U.S. Department of …

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Chlorpyrifos is used on strawberries, fruit trees, corn, wheat and other food staples. (Shamefaced/Pixabay)
EPA to Delay Decision on Pesticide Ban

HARTFORD, Conn. – A federal appeals court has refused to order the Environmental Protection Agency to decide if it will ban a pesticide linked …

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Animal waste from farms is a source of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. (Cgoodwin/Wikimedia Commons)
"Cow Power" Coming to Connecticut?

HARTFORD, Conn. – Manure happens, and a bill now in the state Senate could help turn it into a source of renewable energy on dairy farms in …

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Making a new regulation for a toxic chemical would require eliminating two existing regulations. (Voltamax/pixabay.com)
Lawsuit Challenges 'One-In, Two-Out' Executive Order on Regulations

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Public interest law, environmental and labor groups are suing to stop the Trump administration's executive order to cut government …

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A hen is trapped under the wires of her cage. (HSUS)
Advocates Document Inhumane Conditions at Egg Factory

HARTFORD, Conn. - An undercover investigation documents extreme crowding and unsanitary conditions in a huge egg-producing factory farm in Turner…

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PHOTO: Connecticut is not cost-effective turf for natural-gas
Earth Week: Focus on Keeping Fracking Waste Out of CT

HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut may not be the most welcoming or cost-effective state for natural gas fracking, but conservation advocates are …

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Tyson still using pig gestation crates - considered by many to be extremely inhumane. Photo Credit: Farm Sanctuary.
Shareholders to Tyson Foods: Outdated Practices with Pigs Won’t Fly

HARTFORD, Conn. - In a proposal to Tyson Foods, shareholders are asking the company - one of the world's largest meat and poultry producers - to find …

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Farmworkers are in Washington DC today, calling on Congress for stronger protections from hazardous pesticides they say are harming them and their families. Courtesy Pesticide Action Network.
Advocate: Farm Workers “Treated Like An Insect”

HARTFORD, Conn. - Farm workers from around the nation have flown to the nation's capital to urge Congress to pass stronger legislation to reduce what …

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