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SCOTUS skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law; Iowa advocates for immigrants push back on Texas-style deportation bill; new hearings, same arguments on both sides for ND pipeline project; clean-air activists to hold "die-in" Friday at LA City Hall.

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"Squad" member Summer Lee wins her primary with a pro-peace platform, Biden signs huge foreign aid bills including support for Ukraine and Israel, and the Arizona House repeals an abortion ban as California moves to welcome Arizona doctors.

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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.

SD: Oceans

As people age, new research shows they are less likely to embrace pro-environmental views or donate to these causes, although there certainly are exceptions. (pri.org)
Aging Alters Americans' Support of Environmental Spending

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A new study suggests most people don't stay environmentally conscious as they get older. Researchers analyzed data from …

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A new study has found that nitrogen run off from farm fields could come with a heavy price. Credit: Koan/morgueFile.com
Study Claims Farm Nitrogen Pollution Damage Estimated at Billions Annually

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Farm nitrogen pollution damage is estimated at billions of dollars annually, according to an International Scientific Team study …

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Scientists: Dispersant Health Impacts a "Failure of Chemicals Policy"

WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than one million gallons of chemicals called dispersants have been sprayed into the Gulf of Mexico in an attempt to break up …

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Report: BP Can’t Be Singled Out

As the costs of Gulf Coast cleanup efforts from the BP oil spill continue to rise, a new report examines the industry as a whole, in terms of safety …

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Environmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent report delivered to President Obama by a special panel appointed by President Bush warned that the risk of cancer from …

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Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Traced Back to South Dakota

Baton Rouge, LA – There is an area off the coast of Louisiana and Texas that is so starved for oxygen it's called a "dead zone," or, in …

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