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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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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.

MA: Animal Welfare

A legislative analysis of the EATS Act from Harvard says it
Family farm advocates in MA rally against EATS Act

A coalition of animal-welfare and family-farm advocates say a proposed amendment to the 2023 Farm Bill jeopardizes states' ability to regulate their o…

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According to the National Wildlife Federation, 33 million tons of leaves and other lawn debris are sent to landfills every year. (Needpix/Creative Commons)
Leaving Leaves on Property Can Help Environment, Wildlife

BOSTON -- If you're feeling lazy about leaves piling up on your property, experts say you shouldn't. Leaving those leaves can help the environment as …

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A bipartisan bill pending in Congress, the SAVE Right Whales Act, would provide funding for ropeless gear trials and other right whale research and conservation innovations. (Rusty Elliott/Adobe Stock)
How Lobster-Gear Changes Could Save Right Whales from Extinction

CAPE COD, Mass. – North Atlantic right whales number slightly more than 400 and are facing extinction, including off the shore of Massachusetts…

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Experts say many mass murderers, including the Columbine shooters, had a history of animal abuse. (littlezam7@Twenty20)
Work Intensifies to Keep Guns Away from Animal Abusers

By Lynne Peeples/Broadcast version by Mary Schuermann Reporting for the FairWarning-Commonwealth News Service Collaboration BOSTON – A convict…

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Animal-rescue advocates in New England are putting the word out ahead of the Easter holiday; rabbits should not be impulse purchases. (E. Hartman).
Solid Reasons to Stick to Chocolate Bunnies, Avoid Impulse Pet Purchases

BOSTON – A real, live bunny may seem like a cute, cuddly Easter gift for a little one, but animal-welfare groups are cautioning Bay Staters to …

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Target, Costco and Whole Foods scored best on a new report card on organic produce and bee-friendly policies. (Northeast Organic Farming Association)
Retailers "Not Offering Enough" Organic Food; MA Consumers Demand More

BOSTON – Bees and other pollinators are responsible for one of every three bites of food we eat, but 40 percent of all pollinating species are …

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Question 3 on Massachusetts' November ballot would prohibit cruel confinement of farm animals. (HSUS)
Cage-Free Decision on November Ballot for Bay Staters

BOSTON -- When Commonwealth voters cast their ballots in November, one box they may check will for Question 3: a measure to prohibit cruelty in the …

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The Atlantic puffin is one of many species that are expected to benefit from President Obama's designation of the first-ever marine national monument in the North Atlantic. (Richard Bartz via wikimedia)
New England Scores: First Atlantic Marine National Monument

CAPE COD, Mass. - With the stroke of a pen, President Obama has designated a new national monument off the coast of Cape Cod. It is the first-ever …

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On the heels of an undercover investigation that exposed inhumane conditions at a New England egg farm, local advocates say a cage free ballot initiative is all the more important in the Commonwealth. (HSUS).
MA Cage-Free Egg Ballot Proposal Deemed More Important After Probe

BOSTON – Local animal rights advocates say a cage free ballot proposition in the Commonwealth is all the more urgent after an undercover investi…

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Action by the National Marie Fisheries Service will expand protected waters in the North Atlantic for the right whale, which is more endangered than Siberian tigers or pandas. (NMFS/NOAA)
Lifeline for Endangered Right Whales: Along Bay State and More

BOSTON - Wildlife protection advocates are calling it a lifeline that will protect the most endangered whales on earth, off the coast of New England …

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A new report ranks the Commonwealth in the top 10 states for both the strength and scope of its animal-protection laws. (Pixabay)
MA Ranks in Top 10 States for Animals

BOSTON – Massachusetts scores in the top 10 for animals in a new report that ranks protection laws in all 50 states. The report from the …

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Supporters are gathering petitions for a 2016 ballot initiative to curb farm animal confinement in Massachusetts. Courtesy: Humane Society of the United States.
Fall Signature Drive: MA Farm Animal Confinement Initiative

BOSTON - People who are concerned about animal cruelty are hitting the streets gathering support for a 2016 Ballot Initiative to curb farm animal conf…

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