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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

IA: Environmental Justice

Rural advocates are pushing for more protection for independent producers in the next Farm Bill. (Adobe Stock)
Rural groups push for environmental protections in next Farm Bill

Even though the current Farm Bill has been extended for a year, rural advocates are speaking up about protecting independent and family farms when …

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There are around 35 commercial facilities applying Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage to industrial processes, fuel transformation and power generation, with a total annual capture capacity of almost 45 metric tons of carbon dioxide. (Adobe Stock)
IA Lawmakers Table Ethics Complaint Over CO2 Pipeline Bill

Iowa lawmakers have tabled an ethics complaint against a state senator whom critics said blocked a bill to regulate carbon dioxide pipelines in the st…

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Agriculture makes up 38% of Iowa's total greenhouse gas emissions, according to the nonprofit Food and Water Watch. (Adobe Stock)
Fewer Cases Filed Against Industrial Polluters By EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement of federal pollution rules has plummeted. Last year, the agency referred 88 cases to the Justice …

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Summit Carbon Solutions is proposing what's been described as one of the world's largest carbon capture projects in the world. (Adobe Stock)
Landowner Rights at Center of IA's Carbon Pipeline Debate

Eminent-domain concerns are a focal point as Iowa considers the idea of allowing underground pipelines to transfer carbon dioxide for storage…

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Iowa has more than 10,000 factory farms, up from fewer than 800 in 2001. (agnormark/Adobe Stock)
Rural Iowa Communities Urge More Factory-Farm Regulations

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Advocates for family farms, rural neighborhoods and the environment are asking Iowa lawmakers to find a more equitable balance …

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Environmental groups say the United States needs to recover from and reverse policy decisions under the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency, or the nation could see more devastating storms such as the derecho that struck Iowa last year. (Adobe Stock)
Group Hopes Trump No Longer Wields Climate Influence

DES MOINES, Iowa - As calls grow for President Donald Trump's removal from office over the Capitol riot, other groups say his environmental policies …

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Toasting to productive conversations? More than half of Americans say talking politics with people they disagree with can be stressful and frustrating, according to a 2018 Pew Research Center survey. (Rice University)
Turkey Day Talking Points to Tackle Tough Environmental Topics

DES MOINES, Iowa – It's that time of year when the abundance of news stories can either prompt or discourage difficult discussions over the …

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Three proposed mega-mergers would create companies that would control nearly 70 percent of the world's pesticide market. (Friends of the Earth)
Iowa Groups Ask Sessions to Oppose Mega Mergers

DES MOINES, Iowa – Nearly 325 organizations have signed a letter pressing new U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to make sure the Justice …

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The Bakken Oil Pipeline project still awaits construction approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Wikimedia Commons)
Despite Latest Push, Bakken Pipeline Not a 'Done Deal'

DES MOINES, Iowa - Groups opposing the Bakken Pipeline say despite the latest push to start construction this week, the fight in Iowa is far from …

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PHOTO: Supporters of limits on carbon pollution say Iowans with asthma will be among those reaping health benefits. Detractors say the new regulations will slow the economy. Both sides weigh in at EPA hearings this week. Photo credit: Jenn Durfey / Flickr.
Carbon Emission Rules Could Bring Benefits for Economy and Health

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking public comments on new rules to cut carbon pollution from power plants by …

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PHOTO: Higher energy-efficiency standards for major appliances, along with other efficiency policies, could help Iowa meet EPA carbon reduction standards, according to a new report. Photo credit: Federal Trade Commission.
Easiest Carbon Reduction for Iowa? Efficiency

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Environmental Protection Agency’s new regulations to require carbon-pollution controls at existing coal-fired power …

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PHOTO: Swing vote Justice Anthony Kennedy swung in favor of
Another Supreme Court Decision Favors Big Spenders

ALTOONA, Iowa – Another important campaign finance decision handed down Wednesday by the U.S. Supreme Court is provoking both celebration and …

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