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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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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.

NV: Toxics

The Anaconda Copper Mine was most active from 1952 to 1978 and closed in 2000. Dietrick McGinnis)
Conservation Group to Host Tour of Anaconda Mine Site

YERINGTON, Nev. – Members of the public can get a closer look at the now closed Anaconda Copper Mine site near Yerington as part of a free bus …

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A large pit lake remains at the site of the abandoned Anaconda Copper Mine in Mason Valley, Nev. (Ian Bigley)
Films Highlight NV Water Issues for World Water Day

LAS VEGAS - In honor of World Water Day, some new documentaries on water pipelines and mining pollution in Nevada are making their debut. The films …

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In his resignation letter, Pruitt informed President Donald Trump he was leaving his post
Government Watchdogs: Both Pruitt, Wheeler "Wrong" for EPA

WASHINGTON – Government ethics and watchdog groups, even some conservatives, are saying Scott Pruitt's resignation as Environmental Protection …

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Utah is the only U.S. state that releases more toxic chemicals into the environment than Nevada. (epa.gov)
Poor Air Quality Affects Nevada Children

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Just about this time last year, Las Vegas and Reno were singled out by the American Lung Association for having some of the …

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Air pollution from hydraulic fracturing may be contributing to higher rates of low birth-weight babies. (NasirKhan/Morguefile)
Study: More Low Birth-weight Babies Born Near Fracking Wells

ELKO COUNTY, Nev. – Pregnant women may want to move away from neighborhoods located close to fracked gas wells, according to a new Princeton …

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Coal-fired power plants like this one near Page, Ariz., are blamed for about a third of the nation's greenhouse-gas emissions. (ES3N/iStockphotos)
Conservation Groups Slam EPA’s Decision to Kill Clean Power Plan

LAS VEGAS – EPA chief Scott Pruitt is signing a proposal today to rescind the Clean Power Plan - a centerpiece of President Obama's effort to co…

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The EPA safety standard calls for the proposed Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Depository to verify it will protect against radiation for one million years. (State of Nevada)
Yucca Mtn. Nuclear Dump Opponents Wary of New Federal Funding

NYE COUNTY, Nev. – Nevada conservation groups are slamming a move by the Trump administration this week to spend $110,000 to start the process …

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Carson River is one of Nevada's two Superfund sites whose cleanup is funded and managed by the EPA. (Castlelass/Morguefile)
"People's EPA" Hearing Tonight in Reno

RENO, Nev. -- The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to start the process to rescind multiple environmental protections on Wednesday - the …

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Nevada conservation groups say it might be up to Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., to uphold the BLM methane-waste rule. (Wikimedia Commons)
Vote Expected Today or Tomorrow on BLM Methane-Waste Rule

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada could play a key role as the U.S. Senate is expected to vote today or Thursday on whether to repeal an Obama-era rule that …

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A new poll shows Latinos in Nevada overwhelmingly support climate legislation. (Octavio Lopez/morguefile)
Poll: NV Latino Voters Overwhelmingly Support Climate Legislation

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Ninety percent of Nevada Latinos support legislation to combat climate change, and 95 percent support candidates who will …

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The case against a proposed mine that would unearth the metal molybdenum goes to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today. (andriano_cz/iStockphoto)
Conservation Groups Fight Eureka Mine in Federal Court Today

EUREKA, Nev. – The battle to stop the proposed Eureka mine at Mount Hope, Nevada, moves to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco …

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A new study of plants purchased at national retail outlets shows a drop in pesticides harmful to bees. (Pixabay)
Retail Outlets Respond to Consumer Bee Concerns

CARSON CITY, Nev. — A campaign to protect declining bee populations is making progress. A new study conducted at garden centers across the U.S…

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