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Louisiana teachers' union concerned about educators' future; Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump immunity case; court issues restraining order against fracking waste-storage facility; landmark NE agreement takes a proactive approach to CO2 pipeline risks.

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Speaker Johnson accuses demonstrating students of getting support from Hamas. TikTok says it'll challenge the ban. And the Supreme Court dives into the gray area between abortion and pregnancy healthcare, and into former President Trump's broad immunity claims.

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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.

AZ: Nuclear Waste

The Department of Energy built an underground facility in Yucca Mountain to determine whether the area was suitable for nuclear waste. (Department of Energy/Flickr)
"Mobile Chernobyl" Could Be Coming to Southwest

PHOENIX – Nuclear waste from Oak Ridge could have a new destination. A bill may come up for a U.S. House vote this month that revives plans to …

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New Mining Claims Banned Near Grand Canyon

PHOENIX - New uranium mining claims near the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River will be banned for the next 20 years, under a final decision …

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AZ Report Lists “Near Misses” at U.S. Nuke Plants

PHOENIX - A new report paints nuclear power plants as "inherently dangerous" and says their risks are not worth taking. The report is from the …

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Grand Canyon Mining Ban in the Works

PHOENIX, Ariz. - Uranium mining near the Grand Canyon could be banned for 20 years, under a proposal by U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. It's one …

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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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