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Louisiana teachers' union concerned about educators' future; Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump immunity case; court issues restraining order against fracking waste-storage facility; landmark NE agreement takes a proactive approach to CO2 pipeline risks.

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Speaker Johnson accuses demonstrating students of getting support from Hamas. TikTok says it'll challenge the ban. And the Supreme Court dives into the gray area between abortion and pregnancy healthcare, and into former President Trump's broad immunity claims.

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The urban-rural death divide is widening for working-age Americans, many home internet connections established for rural students during COVID have been broken, and a new federal rule aims to put the "public" back in public lands.

ME: Nuclear Waste

Nuclear waste from the Yankee nuclear power plant and other sources could roll through Maine under a measure coming up for a vote in the U.S. House. (USNRDC)
More Radioactive Waste to Make Its Way Through Maine?

WISCASSET, Maine -- Environmental groups have a warning for the nation's leaders: Haste will make more waste. A House vote could come soon on …

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Environmental groups in New England were among 50 that signed a letter opposing plans to store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. (NRDC)
New England "Green Groups" Oppose House Plan to Revive Nuke Dump Plan

AUGUSTA, Maine -- A bill reviving plans to ship thousands of tons of highly radioactive waste thousands of miles by road, rail and barge may come up …

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