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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.

WV: Sustainable Agriculture and Farming

Wheeling, W. Va., City Councilwoman Rosemary Ketchum talks to advocates at the 2023 Rural Policy Action Summit, Omaha, Neb. (Michael Chameides)
WV Leaders Talk Farm Bill at Rural Policy Summit

Rural West Virginia communities are struggling to recover from decades of disinvestment, and some are counting on the next Farm Bill to help propel …

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West Virginia Agrarian Commons is fundraising to acquire farmland to preserve the Appalachia region's agrarian way of life. (Wikimedia Commons)
WV Group Aims to Acquire Former Coal Land for New Farmers

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- To help the next generation of farmers, a West Virginia community farm group is raising funds to acquire land for future growers …

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The emerald ash borer beetle is one of a few
The Time's Right to Inspect Outdoors for Invasive Pests

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- While most people continue to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says it's a good time …

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Researchers say conservation provisions in the U.S. Farm Bill have helped stabilize some wild bird populations. (Pixabay)
Some Wild Birds Get Boost from Farm Bill

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – While the Farm Bill is crucial policy for agriculture, it's also quite literally for the birds. The "State of the Birds 20…

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Many chickens that are sold at the local feed store come from large factory farms. (Pixabay)
Backyard Chickens Bring Salmonella Concerns

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Nearly a thousand people across the country have become ill this year from salmonella connected to backyard flocks of …

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Bees are important pollinators for plants and flowers, but in the past year, populations nationwide have dropped by one-third. (Pixabay)
Pesticide Rules and Bee Health; Final Chance for Comments

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Today is the final day for the public to comment on an updated assessment of four pesticides that environmental and food-safety …

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A new homesteading law for Appalachia could help bring agriculture and hope to the coalfields. (WV Division Of Tourism)
Appalachian Homestead Act Designed to Bring Hope to the Coalfields

CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Could homesteading, giving people free land for agricultural and other uses, bring some hope to central Appalachia? Jim …

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A new report calls for restricting the use of antibiotics in factory-farmed animals to curb the global spread of infections. (Uberpurser/Wikimedia Commons)
Report: U.S. Should Use Fewer Antibiotics in Agriculture

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A new report calls for banning or restricting the use of antibiotics in farm animals to curb the global spread of …

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Food activists such as Bradley Wilson fear a new bill intended to require that SNAP benefits only be used for more healthy options could have unintended consequences on places such as farmers' markets. (WVFOODLINK)
SNAP Bill Could Have Unintended Consequences on WV Farmers Markets

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A bill at the Legislature to require food benefits be used for healthy options could have unintended consequences - including …

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The FDA is finalizing new food safety rules, and advocates say that's something to be thankful for. Credit: USDA
New Food Safety Rules: Something to be Thankful For?

CHARLESTON, W. Va. - The Food and Drug Administration is putting new food safety rules in place, and advocates of the change say that's something to …

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A federal court has cleared the way for a six state plan to clean the Chesapeake Bay. Photo courtesy National Park Service.
Cleaning Up Farm Runoff Crucial to Chesapeake Bay

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. – A federal court victory has cleared the way for what conservationists say needs to happen on farms within the Chesapeake …

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West Virginia is meeting most of its commitments in cleaning up Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Conservation groups say future progress can come from farms. Photo by Kelly Donaldson and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
WV Making Progress On Bay & Waterways Cleanup Plan

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia mostly is meeting its commitments to clean up Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, according to the Environmental …

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