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Storm system to exit US, leaving behind at least 39 dead and vast destruction from tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms; ME farmers, others hurt by USDA freeze on funding grants; SNAP, Medicaid cuts would strain PA emergency food system; Trash 2 Trends: Turning garbage into glamour to fight climate change.

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Secretary of State Rubio pledges more arrests like that of student activist Mahmoud Khalil. Former EPA directors sound the alarm on Lee Zeldin's deregulation plans, and lack of opportunity is pushing rural Gen Zers out of their communities.

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Farmers worry promised federal reimbursements aren't coming while fears mount that the Trump administration's efforts to raise cash means the sale of public lands, and rural America's shortage of doctors has many physicians skipping retirement.

Will Walkey

Will Walkey is a Producer for the Public News Service based in Somerville, Massachusetts. Prior to joining PNS, he was a reporter for NPR member stations in the Mountain West, covering the environment, housing, healthcare and anything else newsworthy. His work has won multiple regional Edward R. Murrow awards and other honors, and his stories have aired on numerous national radio programs, including Marketplace, Morning Edition and Here and Now. He is a graduate of Columbia University and Colby College.


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