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Biden administration moves to protect Alaska wilderness; opening statements and first witness in NY trial; SCOTUS hears Starbucks case, with implications for unions on the line; rural North Carolina town gets pathway to home ownership.

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The Supreme Court weighs cities ability to manage a growing homelessness crisis, anti-Israeli protests spread to college campuses nationwide, and more states consider legislation to ban firearms at voting sites and ballot drop boxes.

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Wyoming needs more educators who can teach kids trade skills, a proposal to open 40-thousand acres of an Ohio forest to fracking has environmental advocates alarmed and rural communities lure bicyclists with state-of-the-art bike trail systems.

ND: Oceans

President Joe Biden has set a goal of eliminating pollution from fossil fuels in the power sector by 2035, and from the U.S. economy overall by 2050. (Adobe Stock)
ND Group: Biden Moratorium on Oil Leases "Good Step"

BISMARCK, N.D. -- President Joe Biden has placed a freeze on new oil and gas leases on public lands and waters. A North Dakota conservation group …

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PHOTO: It's estimated that the outdoor recreation industry in North Dakota generates $2.2-billion in consumer spending and supports 28,000 jobs. CREDIT: Dawn Hopkins
Not Just an Oil Boom: New Stats on ND's Outdoor Recreation Economy

BISMARCK, N.D. - There are big bucks in outdoor recreation for the state of North Dakota. The Outdoor Industry Association has totaled up the …

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Would You Consider a Final Resting Place Below the Sea?

BISMARCK, N.D. - It's a long way from their home, but ocean-loving North Dakotans may want to consider a final resting spot three miles off the coast …

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Could Proposal Put Theodore Roosevelt National Park at Risk?

BISMARCK, N.D. - A U.S. House committee today is to take up a bill that would expand the powers of the Department of Homeland Security by waiving …

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Scientists: Dispersant Health Impacts a "Failure of Chemicals Policy"

WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than one million gallons of chemicals called dispersants have been sprayed into the Gulf of Mexico in an attempt to break up …

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Report: BP Can’t Be Singled Out

As the costs of Gulf Coast cleanup efforts from the BP oil spill continue to rise, a new report examines the industry as a whole, in terms of safety …

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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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Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Traced Back to North Dakota

Baton Rouge, LA – There is an area off the coast of Louisiana and Texas that is so starved for oxygen it's called a "dead zone," or, in …

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