Plastic pollution in 2025: Technology and legislation outlook
Possibly a surprising enlistment in the ongoing culture wars, plastic is nonetheless another issue where melodrama often trumps detail. Or ...
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Facing competition from Big Tech, states dangle incentives and loosen laws to attract power plants
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Facing projections of spiking energy demand, U.S. states are pressing for ways to build new power plants ...
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States threaten fines, jail for officials who resist Trump’s immigration crackdown
ATLANTA -- Republican state lawmakers seeking to aid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration are threatening local officials who ...
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EPA chief says he will seek return of $20 billion in clean-energy grants awarded by Biden
WASHINGTON -- In a major reversal, the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency said he will try to rescind ...
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Scores of ocean enthusiasts show interest in Oregon legislation
Earlier this week, Environment Oregon joined a webinar put on by the Oregon Ocean Alliance to discuss important coastal ecosystems, ...
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Tennessee GOP passes school voucher expansion bill with backing from Trump
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation drastically expanding the number of families who can use taxpayer money ...
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The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of ...
Read moreDetailsDeWine signs bill requiring schools to notify parents of health care changes, ‘sexuality content’
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed legislation that boosts the rights of parents to know when schools are changing their ...
Read moreDetailsOhio Governor Blocks Bill Allowing Doctors to Disagree with the Medical Opinions of State Officials
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine blocked a bill late Thursday that sought to protect medical professionals from disciplinary action for expressing ...
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House Speaker Mike Johnson held onto his job, but there are signs of trouble ahead
WASHINGTON -- This time was supposed to be different. But while House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday avoided the dayslong ...
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