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PNS Daily Newscast - May 21 , 2019

The DOJ says former White House counsel Don McGahn does not have to testify. Also on our Tuesday rundown: “Stop the Bans” protests over extreme abortion laws; education a hot topic in the Bay State; and guess how many adults have tried marijuana?

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Stroke is a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. It is a leading cause of disability in the United States. (Pixabay)

Stroke Awareness Month Focuses on Prevention

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. - A stroke can happen to anyone, at any time and any age, and with May being National Stroke Awareness Month, health organizations are ...Read More

The Natural Gas Act governs land seizures, allowing for pipeline companies to invoke eminent domain to build pipelines. (Pixabay)

Property Owners Seek Justice As Pipeline Companies Seize Land

Monday, May 6, 2019

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Property owners are fighting back against pipeline companies who seize their land through eminent domain. In 2015 ...Read More

The Trump administration has proposed a rule that would roll back Clean Water Act protections for about half of the nation�s wetlands and many streams. (Pixabay)

Clean Water Act Changes Could Impact Chesapeake Bay, VA Economy

Friday, April 12, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. – The Trump Administration is trying to narrow the scope of the Clean Water Act, a change that would exclude about half the ...Read More

Of kids in the child-welfare system, 16 states and the District of Columbia now place 90 percent or more in family settings, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation. (sasint/Pixabay)

Report: Extended Families Help Foster Children Thrive

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. - A new report reveals that more progress is needed in Virginia to increase family placements for children in the foster-care system ...Read More

Mercury emissions from U.S. coal plants decreased 85 percent between 2006 and 2016, and mercury levels in water and fish also have decreased. (JuergenPM/Pixabay)

Groups Testify Against EPA Rollback of Mercury Regulations

Monday, March 18, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. — Environmental groups plan to speak out against the Trump administration's rollback of regulations that have cut mercury ...Read More

Tribal nations, environmental advocates and other stakeholders are waging legal challenges to the Trump administration's decision reduce the size of national monuments like Grand Staircase-Escalante. (National Parks Conservation Assn.)

Congress Reviews Trump National Monument Cutbacks

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. – The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee has a hearing today on the Trump administration's moves to shrink national monuments ...Read More

The House of Delegates deadlocked 50-50 on a bid to force a full floor vote on the gender-equality measure known as the Equal Rights Amendment. (Kristen Proctor/Twenty20)

Virginia Equal Rights Amendment Supporters Vow to Push Forward

Friday, February 22, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. - Republicans in Virginia's House of Delegates succeeded in stopping a Democratic-led effort to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment by a ...Read More

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, killing more than 480,000 Americans a year, according to the American Lung Association. (realworkhard/Pixabay)

Health Groups Question Raising Tobacco Age to 21

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. — Bills to raise the minimum age for purchasing tobacco and nicotine vapor products from 18 to 21 sailed through Virginia's ...Read More

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