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Biden revokes permit for Keystone XL Pipeline; Dr. Anthony Fauci expresses relief at being able to speak honestly about COVID-19.
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Cabinet appointments moving along: SecDef nominee Lloyd Austin's Senate confirmation may come today. Tribal reaction to Biden's permit cancellation of Keystone XL Pipeline, plus new details on COVID-response.
Archive: January 13, 2014
Click to downloadST. PAUL, Minn. - It may have gotten lost a bit as the coldest weather in two decades moved over the state, but Minnesota's new law aimed at using more energy from the sun is now in effect. According to Hanna Terwilliger, clean energy associate at Environment Minnesota, in the next six years alone, ...Read More
OAKLAND, Calif. - The new head of the FCC held a "Town Hall" meeting Thursday night to hear from Bay Area residents about their communications concerns. Chairman Tom Wheeler appeared to be sending a message by holding the first FCC event of this kind in five years in Oakland, a community close to te ...Read More
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Many West Virginians have decided that the lesson from the Freedom Industries chemical spill is to better protect their water from pollution. For years, the state has seen legal and political battles between industries and citizen groups over clean water rules. While waiting in ...Read More
PIERRE, S.D. - The 2014 legislative session in South Dakota begins Tuesday in Pierre and, as always, state funding for education will be one of the major issues. Governor Dennis Daugaard has proposed a 3 percent funding increase for local districts, an amount that's above the required inflation rate ...Read More
AUSTIN, Texas - A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that at least 38 million Americans drink too much. According to Texas experts, the costs and dangers of binge drinking are especially acute for women. Dr. Jane Maxwell, senior research scientist, Schoo ...Read More
INDIANAPOLIS - Human trafficking is considered one of the fastest-growing crimes in the world, and hundreds are victims in Indiana each year. According to Abby Kuzma, director of the Consumer Protection Division in the Indiana Attorney General's office, it's a major problem that happens when people ...Read More
RENO, Nev. - The state is scouting locations in northern Nevada to build a new veterans home, in an effort to keep up with the growing demand to care for aging veterans. Charles Pullen, public information officer, Nevada Department of Veterans Services, said the current demand far outweighs the numb ...Read More
CHICAGO - In Illinois, thousands of girls and women, some as young as 12, are the victims of sex trafficking, and efforts are underway to stop those who fuel the sex trade. According to Lynne Johnson, policy and advocacy director at the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, or "CASE," sex tr ...Read More
