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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.

MO: Toxics

Sen. Holly Thompson, R-Scott City, sponsored legislation to decriminalize fentanyl testing strips, which used to be considered drug paraphernalia. (luchschenF/Adobe Stock)
Newly legal fentanyl testing strips help fight overdose deaths in MO

The rise in deaths involving synthetic opioids or fentanyl have overdose-prevention advocates looking for solutions across the nation. Gov. Mike …

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Climate change board games emphasize teamwork and group success. Either all players win together, or no one survives. (dvande/Adobe Stock)
Board games help players understand climate change

By Debra J. Rosenthal for The Conversation.Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi for Missouri News Service for the Public News Service-Conversation …

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The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing standards to regulate emissions from five unmeasured fugitive and intermittent particulate sources. The EPA is extending the comment period on the proposed rule to Sept. 29. (Natalie Schorr/Adobe Stock)
Comments About EPA's Proposed Blast-Furnace Rules Extended to Sept. 29

Emission standards for blast furnaces such as some iron and steel mills in Missouri have not been updated in years. The Environmental Protection …

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In 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency established a safe threshold for sulfur dioxide air concentrations at 75 parts per billion. (Adobe Stock)
Federal Grants Could Drive Economic Stability, Cleaner Energy in MO

With air quality an ongoing concern in New Madrid County, advocates are encouraging the local electric provider to seek federal funding. In recent …

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Contaminants often have no odor or color, which means periodic testing is needed to ensure water quality. (Brian Jackson/Adobe Stock)<br />
Well Testing Encouraged During Groundwater Awareness Week

While most people do not often stop to consider what goes on underground, this is Groundwater Awareness Week, and officials are encouraging …

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Missouri has more than 4,000 abandoned oil and gas wells, and data is lacking on how many of those are plugged. (Martina/Adobe Stock)
Federal Funds Coming to MO to Plug Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells

Missouri is among the states set to receive infrastructure funding for plugging what are known as orphan, or abandoned, oil and gas wells. Uncapped …

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A recent nonpartisan study found coal and nuclear power proved more, not less, vulnerable during hurricanes. (526663/Pixabay)
Critics Call Grid Stability Plan Thinly-Veiled Subsidy

ST. LOUIS – A federal proposal to boost the reliability of the power grid would cost billions of dollars and do little to make the grid more …

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Business groups in Missouri have come out against legislation that would repeal regulations on toxins and pollutants. (Virginia Carter)
Opponents: Anti-Regulation Bill Would Hurt Missourians

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A bill making its way through the U.S. Senate is being challenged by consumer groups and some business leaders. …

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Kansas City native Paul A. Schwarz died in 2011 after eating cantaloupe tainted with listeria. (Paul Schwarz)
Missouri Man Pleads with Congress for Tougher Food-Safety Laws

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – A Missouri resident is taking on Washington D.C. in the name of his father, who died of listeria poisoning. Paul Schwarz …

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Advocates say Missouri is lagging behind other states when it comes to solar energy. (sierraclub.org)
MO Advocates Call for Clean Energy Ahead of Pruitt Visit

MOBERLY, Mo. – Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., are paying a visit to Thomas Hill Energy this week…

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Conservationists are calling on Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., to let his constituents know where he stands on President Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency. (fema.gov)
Pruitt Confirmation Vote This Week

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Ahead of a Senate confirmation vote this week, environmental groups in Missouri want U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt to speak up …

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Adopt one new federal regulation, ditch two others? President Trump's executive order is being challenged for its potential harm to workers, health and the environment. (epa.gov)
Trump's Order to Reduce Regulations Met with Lawsuit

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Public-interest law, environmental and labor groups are suing to stop the Trump administration's executive order to cut …

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