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A new study shows health disparities cost Texas billions of dollars; Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary; Iowa cuts historical rural school groups.

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The Senate dismisses the Mayorkas impeachment. Maryland Lawmakers fail to increase voting access. Texas Democrats call for better Black maternal health. And polling confirms strong support for access to reproductive care, including abortion.

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Rural Wyoming needs more vocational teachers to sustain its workforce pipeline, Ohio environmental advocates fear harm from a proposal to open 40-thousand forest acres to fracking and rural communities build bike trail systems to promote nature, boost the economy.

CO: Salmon Recovery

The annual value of terrestrial ecosystem services globally, including watersheds that filter and clean drinking water, is estimated to be roughly equivalent to the annual global Gross Domestic Product. (Adobe Stock)
State Lawmakers Press Biden to Create National Biodiversity Strategy

More than 350 state lawmakers from across the U.S. are urging President Joe Biden to create a national strategy to protect, restore and secure the …

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New guidelines for mining projects would allocate a portion of revenues generated from mineral development on public lands to offset expenses for mitigation and abandoned-mine reclamation.(Pixabay)
Sourcing Critical Minerals Without Harming Fish and Wildlife

DENVER -- Colorado's Mineral Belt in the central and southwestern parts of the state is rich in deposits of so-called critical minerals, the kind …

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The Endangered Species Coalition has released its Top 10 list of species in need of protections, including the greater sage-grouse. (BLM)
Conservationists To Trump: Remove Walls to Protect Wildlife

DENVER - As the Obama administration prepares to hand over the reins to President-elect Donald Trump, the Endangered Species Coalition has produced a …

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According to a new report, such outdoor traditions in Colorado as hunting and fishing are increasingly at risk due to climate change. Courtesy: National Wildlife Federation
Report: Hunting, Fishing at Risk Due to Climate Change

DENVER – Such outdoor traditions in Colorado as hunting and fishing are increasingly at risk due to rising temperatures and their associated eff…

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Climate change is ransforming of Earth’s water cycle. Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wildlife in Hot Water

DENVER – Thousands of sockeye salmon have died this year because of unseasonably warm river waters in the Pacific Northwest. That's just one …

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Four Colorado River Fish on Top 10 Endangered Species Report

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The declining quality and availability of fresh water in the Colorado River is putting wildlife at risk. A report released …

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