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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.

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A new report predicts emissions from oil, gas and coal currently in production are enough to raise global temperatures above limits set in Paris. (Pixabay)
Study: Fossil Fuel Expansion has Reached Climate Limits

SALT LAKE CITY – Existing fossil fuel production is enough to blow the world's entire remaining carbon budget for keeping global temperatures be…

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PHOTO: The deadly Deepwater Horizon oil spill has prompted federal agencies to update their oil-spill preparation and response rules. The EPA is asking the public to weigh in on the proposal. Photo courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
EPA Aims to Enhance Nation's Oil Spill Response Plan

SALT LAKE CITY - The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking input from people in Utah and across the nation on a plan it says will improve the nat…

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PHOTO: Summer heat has always been part of the Zion National Park experience, but the National Park Service says the impact of climate change is being felt around the park system and is taking steps to deal with its effects on wildlife and park visitors. Photo courtesy National Park Service.
Feds Plan for Climate Change Impact at Zion, All Nat'l. Parks

SALT LAKE CITY – The U.S. National Park Service says it's making plans to prepare and react to the effects of climate change at Zion National …

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