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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.

TN: Public Lands/Wilderness

There are an estimated 50 billion pieces of litter on roadways nationwide, according to Keep America Beautiful. (Adobe Stock)
TN to Embark on Litter Pollution Study

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Plastic bottles and cans line many of the state's roadways and rivers, and now the state is conducting a large research study to …

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National forests are a massive sink for carbon dioxide that help stave off the effects of global warming. (Adobe Stock)
Two Decades of Roadless Rule Helped Fight Climate Change

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Roadless Rule became law 20 years ago today. The bedrock conservation policy halted commercial logging and the building of …

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Civilian Conservation Corps members at a camp near Esco, Tenn. (Lewis Hine, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration/Wikimedia Commons)
Reviving a Depression-Era Program Could Put Young People to Work

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nationwide, the youth unemployment rate during the coronavirus pandemic is the highest it has been since the Great Depression…

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The Land and Water Conservation Fund has provided millions of dollars to help protect many of Tennessee’s most iconic natural areas, such as Cades Cove. (Adobe Stock)
Future of TN's Natural Parks Up to Land and Water Conservation Fund

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Congress is considering a bill that would secure permanent and full federal funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund …

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Legislation pending in Congress would fund much-needed repairs to national park infrastructure around the country, including Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (Adobe Stock)
Poll: Most Americans Support Funding National Park Repairs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Eight in 10 registered voters support cleaning up and repairing our aging national parks, in the latest poll by The Pew …

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Lake sturgeon are migratory fish, traveling an average of 62 miles to spawn. (Vladimir Wrangel/Adobe Stock)
Conservationists Release Endangered Sturgeon Into Tennessee River

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Scientists from the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute and the state Wildlife Resources Agency have released 89 …

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Since 1965, the Land and Water Conservation Fund has tapped revenues from offshore oil and gas development to preserve public lands, including in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (National Parks Service)
Land and Water Conservation Fund Gets Congress' Bipartisan Support

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In a rare display of bipartisanship, the U.S. Senate last week passed a measure by a vote of 92-8 to reauthorize the Land …

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The National Park Service has furloughed nearly 16,000 workers and suspended most maintenance and visitor services, but parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and trails remain open to the public. (Friends of the Smokies)
Shutdown: Cleanliness, Safety Concerns for National Parks

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Visitors at Great Smoky Mountains National Park and others across the country have seen trash, overflowing toilets and …

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According to the Tennessee Department of Tourism, outdoor recreation is the state's second-largest industry. (Tennessee Wild Coalition)
Farm Bill Secures Wilderness Act Victory for TN

MADISONVILLE, Tenn. – A diverse coalition of small business owners, veterans, clergy, conservationists and sports enthusiasts is celebrating …

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The Tennessee Aquarium has released 280 juvenile brook trout into Little Stony Creek, which flows through the Cherokee National Forest. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Funds Flow for Native Tennessee Trout Restoration

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Protecting the native brook trout population is an upstream battle for Tennessee conservation groups. But things are …

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The Tennessee Wilderness Act would safeguard the headwaters of the Bald River Falls, one of the most visited waterfalls by paddlers in the southeast. (hey_its_rachel/Twenty20)
Businesses Push for Protection of TN Public Lands

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Business owners are in the nation's capital today, urging members of Congress to protect more public lands before the lame-…

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The Cherokee National Forest is among the areas that have received funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. (Natures Paparazzi/Flickr)
Protectors of "Home of the Brave" Fight for Public-Lands Protection

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Many veterans fought to protect their country on foreign soil, and now it's their homeland they want to protect. According to the …

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