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Democrats call for investigation of spa owner who allegedly offered access to President Trump. Also on the Tuesday rundown: Prolonged repercussions expected from the “Bomb Cyclone.” Plus, navigating the stumbling blocks to Medicaid expansion.

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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

An image of mountaintop removal on Black Mountain in Virginia. According to the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, countries with mountaintop-removal mines have a more than 40 percent higher rate of birth defects. (David Hoffman/Flickr)

New Congress Reviewing Cancellation of Strip-Mine Health Study

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. — The new Democratic leadership in Congress is investigating why the Department of the Interior stopped a major study of the ...Read More

Dominion previously projected rising demand for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, but has a history of overestimating growth. (Wikipedia)

Filings Show Less Demand for Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. — The demand the huge Atlantic Coast Pipeline was intended to meet is disappearing, according to documents from the corporations ...Read More

For many teens, the first time they receive a prescription for opioids is at the dentist's office. (jarmoluk/Pixabay)

Dentists Explore Alternatives to Prescribing Opioids for Pain

Thursday, February 7, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. – Oral health is a key component in fighting the opioid epidemic, and dental professionals and their patients in Virginia are ...Read More

The federal government, all states and many local governments offer an array of publicly funded assistance programs for retirees. (QuinceMedia/Pixabay)

General Assembly Eyes 'Work and Save' Retirement Program

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. — As many people try to recover from the impact of the government shutdown, there is a renewed focus on helping contractors and ...Read More

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