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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.

SD: Waste Reduction

Summit Carbon Solutions had initially hoped to begin construction this year on its carbon dioxide pipeline project for several Midwestern states. However, most of the actions so far have centered around public hearings, legal arguments and regulatory setbacks. (Adobe Stock)
Controversial Midwest pipeline plan still in play

New public hearings and legal decisions are expected in the coming weeks and months about a controversial pipeline project in the upper Midwest…

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A new survey shows South Dakota has the third-lowest percentage of clean-energy jobs per capita in the Midwest. (iStockphoto)
Survey: SD Lags Most Midwest States in Clean-Energy Jobs, Policies

PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota is playing catch-up with other Midwestern states for jobs in the clean-energy field, according to a new report. The …

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Organic farmers can start applying for a program to help them pay for conservation buffers on their lands. (iStockphoto)
USDA to Give Organic Farmers New Conservation Tool

PIERRE, S.D. – Organic farmers in South Dakota and across the nation soon will have a new tool to help their bottom lines while protecting the …

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A new report on rooftop solar shows South Dakota stores have lots of potential to save money and curb pollution. (iStockphoto)
Solar Power's Untapped Potential in South Dakota

PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota has millions of square feet of untapped potential for solar power. That's one finding of a recent report, entitled Solar …

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Efforts underway to leave more fossil fuels in the ground to prevent greenhouse-gas pollution. Credit: Sasha Radosavljevic
Report: Executive Action Could Prevent 450 Billion Tons of Climate Pollution

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A new report from the Center for Biological Diversity highlights how President Obama, or any other sitting president, has legal …

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PHOTO: The new report “Turning up the Heat II” says the thermostat industry's voluntary recycling program has captured only 8 percent of the mercury thermostats that have gone out of service in the past decade. CREDIT: Stephen Cummings
Mercury Thermostat Collection Programs Failing in SD, U.S.

YANKTON, S.D. - Voluntary efforts to keep discarded mercury thermostats out of the trash, in South Dakota and nationwide, are failing, according to a …

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PHOTO: The Basel Action Network estimates 75 percent of the electronic waste that arrives in Lagos, Nigeria, is not reusable. BAN says too often, as in this photo, it ends up being dumped. Courtesy BAN.
Out with the Old: Recycling Cell Phones, Laptops, TVs...

YANKTON, S.D. - The phrase "Out with the old, in with the new" takes on a whole new meaning when the topic is electronic gear. A new national …

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New Building Codes Encourage Green Construction

MITCHELL, S.D. - The International Code Council has released new green construction codes to local governments across the country. The suggested …

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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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A Green Political Machine: Dems Aim For "Greenest" Convention

Denver, CO - The stage is set, security is in place - and so are the compost bins. The Democratic National Convention opens in Denver today, with …

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South Dakota’s First Ever Clean Energy Fair Creates “Big Tent”

Sioux Falls, SD – South Dakota's first ever "Clean Energy Festival" brings lawmakers, conservationists, scientists, environmental organizations…

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South Dakotans Can Make It A "Green Christmas"

Sioux Falls, SD - From conserving energy to preserving Christmas wrap, South Dakota shoppers can make it a "Green Christmas" this year, with small …

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