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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.

NC: Nuclear Waste

In areas where shale-drilling and hydraulic fracturing is heavy, a dense web of roads, pipelines and well pads turns continuous forests and grasslands into fragmented islands. (Simon Fraser University/flickr)
Duke Researchers Find Radioactive Contamination in Fracking Wastewater

DURHAM, N.C. — North Carolina legalized fracking as a method of drilling for natural gas in 2014. While no permits have been issued, there is …

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GRAPHIC: As the dust settles around the merger of Duke and Progress Energy, questions remain about the real impact the merger will have on consumers.
What Impact of Duke Merger on NC Utility Rates?

RALEIGH, N.C. - As the dust settles around the merger of Duke and Progress Energy, questions remain about the real impact the merger will have on …

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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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