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PNS Daily Newscast - August 22, 2019
The latest Trump child-detention policy sparks harsh criticism. Also, on the Thursday rundown: New York suing the EPA over Hudson River PCBs.
Daily Newscasts
Environment
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina's Marine Fisheries Commission is expected to vote Thursday on a proposal that would place certain conditions on shrimp trawling in order to reduce the bycatch of juvenile fish such as spot, Atlantic croaker and grey trout ...Read More
Monday, August 19, 2019
PORTLAND, Maine — Researchers say conservationists and the fishing industry must work together to save the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. Only about 400 of these whales are left living in the wild, and scientists say human activity is to blame for their decline ...Read More
Health and Wellness
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – On Monday, Cheyenne's city council is expected to vote on a measure that would add e-cigarettes to the city's smoke-free ordinance.
Jason Mincer, Wyoming government relations director with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, calls e-cigarettes the tobacco industry's new nicotine delivery device.
Nationally ...Read More
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
MADISON, Wis. — The life expectancy for people in Wisconsin has declined for a second straight year, according to a new report.
The nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum compiled data from the state department of Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing increased deaths from alcohol abuse and opioids ...Read More
Social Issues
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
LANSING, Mich. – The rising cost of prescription drug prices continues to make headlines, and Michiganders are encouraged to help find solutions.
AARP Michigan is hosting two upcoming Prescription Drug Community Conversations next Monday ...Read More
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
PORTLAND, Ore. – Philanthropic groups are partnering with the state of Oregon to ensure hard-to-count areas are included in the 2020 census.
The Census Equity Funders Committee of Oregon consists of nearly 40 groups, including the Meyer Memorial Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation and United Way of the Columbia-Willamette ...Read More
