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Biden executive orders address pollution and environmental justice; health professionals note a link between climate change and human health.
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The Senate moves forward with Trump's impeachment trial; scholars question the legality of impeachment after an official is out of office.
Archive: March 3, 2016

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A group of conservation-minded Minnesotans will be talking about ways the state's rural areas can better deal with climate change. Today kicks off the third Rural Climate Dialogues held around the state. For the next three days, 18 Winona County residents will be laying out ...Read More

BISMARCK, N.D. - As federal regulators consider new rules to curb gas flaring at oil wells on public and tribal lands, North Dakotans are being asked to weigh in at public meeting in Dickinson today. In January, the Bureau of Land Management proposed the new regulations. This comes after years of ...Read More

FRANKFORT, Ky. – With Kentucky's Republican presidential caucus on Saturday, the state's leading advocacy group for voters over 50 is calling on the candidates to outline their specific plans for the future of Social Security. According to AARP, nearly a million Kentuckians receive Social Se ...Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Activists in Ohio and around the country are telling the U.S. Senate to "do its job" and take action this year on a Supreme Court nominee. Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio is among lawmakers who want to delay filling the seat left vacant after the death of Justice An ...Read More

DENVER - Mental Health America of Colorado is hosting its 23rd annual lobby day today in Denver. Andrew Romanoff, the group's president and CEO, says he personally experienced the tragic consequences of untreated mental illness when he lost a cousin to suicide at the age of 35, just over a year ag ...Read More

BOSTON – The State Senate will consider a fix today to prevent insurance bills from leaking confidential patient information that can be of special concern to teens and victims of domestic violence. They are called explanation of benefit forms, or EOBs for short, and they detail the costs of ...Read More

LANSING, Mich. – There soon will be a new voice for military veterans in Michigan. State Sen. David Knezek, a Democrat from Dearborn Heights, and Republican State Rep. Tom Barrett of Potterville on Wednesday announced the launch of the Michigan Veterans Institute. It is geared toward improvi ...Read More

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A lot of hard work went into winning legislative approval for the Maryland Community Solar Pilot Project and now, its backers say the job is to get residents and businesses signed up. The idea is to allow businesses to put up solar panels, and community members can buy shares of ...Read More