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CO families must sign up to get $120 per child for food through Summer EBT; No Jurors Picked on First Day of Trump's Manhattan Criminal Trial; virtual ballot goes live to inform Hoosiers; It's National Healthcare Decisions Day.

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Former president Trump's hush money trial begins. Indigenous communities call on the U.N. to shut down a hazardous pipeline. And SCOTUS will hear oral arguments about whether prosecutors overstepped when charging January 6th insurrectionists.

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Housing advocates fear rural low-income folks who live in aging USDA housing could be forced out, small towns are eligible for grants to enhance civic participation, and North Carolina's small and Black-owned farms are helped by new wind and solar revenues.

WI: Oceans

Gulf Coast fishermen are benefiting from conservation practices used by Wisconsin farmers. (Ken Cedeno/Getty Images)
What Goes in Water Here Comes Out Down There

SPRING GREEN, Wis. – A group of farmers in southwestern Wisconsin's Driftless Area has become acutely aware that what gets into the watershed …

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Gulf Coast fishermen are relying on farmers in southwest Wisconsin to help keep the water as clean as possible. (Solstock/iStockPhoto.com)
Gulf Coast Fishermen Praise Wisconsin Conservation Farming

EAST TROY, Wis. - Conservation practices employed by farmers in southwest Wisconsin not only are helping their bottom lines but also are helping …

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The National Wildlife Federation says stricter rules are needed to keep more zebra mussels out of Wisconsin waterways.
Keeping Zebra Mussels Out of Wisconsin Waters

MADISON, Wis. – Since the mid-1980s, when zebra mussels arrived in Wisconsin waters, they've been clogging up boat engines, harming the …

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Gulf Oil Disaster Ripples to WI

MADISON, Wisc. - An event that started in Florida aimed at warning of the dangers of offshore oil drilling has spread to Wisconsin. It's called Hands …

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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 Wisconsin

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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Wisconsin Floods Make Worst Weather List

Madison, WI - They're still talking about the Wisconsin floods last summer. "They" are meterologists and climate scientists across the country…

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WI Groups Ask for Beefed up Defensive Line Against Great Lakes Invaders

Madison, WI – Wisconsin conservation groups have joined others in the Great Lakes region in asking the Environmental Protection Agency to …

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“Lake Invaders” Taking Over WI Waterways – Can Congress “Zap” Them?

Washington, DC – Invasive species are damaging Wisconsin rivers, lakes, and having a devastating impact on the entire Great Lakes watershed…

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