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PNS Daily Newscast - April 18, 2024
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A new study shows health disparities cost Texas billions of dollars; Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary; Iowa cuts historical rural school groups.

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2024Talks - April 18, 2024
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The Senate dismisses the Mayorkas impeachment. Maryland Lawmakers fail to increase voting access. Texas Democrats call for better Black maternal health. And polling confirms strong support for access to reproductive care, including abortion.

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The Yonder Report - April 18, 2024

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Rural Wyoming needs more vocational teachers to sustain its workforce pipeline, Ohio environmental advocates fear harm from a proposal to open 40-thousand forest acres to fracking and rural communities build bike trail systems to promote nature, boost the economy.

KY: Nuclear Waste

National security experts say the Trump administration's attack on the Clean Power Plan could ultimately put U.S. military facilities at risk. (Dept.of Defense)
Security Experts Raise Concerns Over Ditching Clean Power Plan

FRANKFORT, Ky. – As President Donald Trump seeks to roll back programs that help slow climate change, national security experts say it could …

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A new poll shows young Republican voters strongly favor shifting to cleaner forms of energy. (Greg Stotelmyer)
Poll: Most Young GOP Voters View Climate Change as Serious Issue

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Young conservatives overwhelmingly feel man-made climate change is a real problem, according to a new national poll. These GOP …

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The controversy over waste illegally dumped in a Kentucky landfill from out-of-state fracking operations has made its way to a legislative committee hearing in Frankfort. (Sierra Club)
Fallout from Unauthorized Dumping of Fracking Waste in KY

FRANKFORT, Ky. - The fallout continues from the unauthorized dumping of fracking waste from West Virginia into a Kentucky landfill. Nearly 2,000 …

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The disposal of low-level radioactive waste derived from Marcellus and Utica shale in Kentucky landfills is raising red flags. (EPA)
Red Flags Raised Over Radioactive Frack Waste Company

FRANKFORT, Ky. - The paper trail of a company that dumped West Virginia radioactive frack waste into Kentucky landfills is raising serious questions…

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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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