Politics & Policy
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ACLU, election integrity advocates locked in battle over removing ineligible voters from Iowa lists
Clashing interpretations of the National Voter Registration Act create a standoff between activists and Iowa county auditors.
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Trump announces establishment of U.S. Space Academy
The academy is being created to prepare Americans to serve in the Space Force.
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North Carolina teen critically ill from brain-eating amoeba that recently killed Louisiana child
According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, "once symptoms start, the disease progresses rapidly and usually causes death within about five days."
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EPA’s new rules on power plant emissions may be worse than originally thought, new analysis shows
As a result of flawed assumptions in the EPA's analysis of the impacts of its power plant rules, 5.2 million people in the center of America could be sitting in the dark when they need energy the most.
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California leaders approve plastic bag ban after waste increase from earlier ban
California’s single-use plastic shopping bag ban went into effect in 2016, but plastic bag waste increased 47% to 231,072 tons by 2022.
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Do rooftop solar panels make sense in western Washington?
Despite acknowledging that Washington is perhaps the worst state for solar, the article suggests that homeowners in western Washington could take advantage of lower costs to install rooftop solar panels due to upcoming subsidies.
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Justice Department investigated conservative 'Moms for Liberty' in same manner as KKK: Report
The internal emails appeared to show that the DOJ pressured local officials at times to accept their help, including by using emails from doj.gov accounts to allegedly pester them when they did not show interest.
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As Yale appoints first permanent female president, she vows to focus on diversity
McInnis's appointment ends a nine-month search for a replacement for Peter Salovey, who is retiring to teach at the Ivy League in Connecticut.
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Rapidly rising national debt threatens to reduce income growth by one-third: CBO data
Projected national debt growth could reduce income growth by 33% over the next three decades and 42% annually by FY 2049, according to the CBO
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Trump praises Samuel Alito's refusal to recuse himself from Jan 6 Supreme Court cases
Democrats have claimed that the events create an appearance of impropriety in the Supreme Court, which warrant Alito to recuse himself from any court issues related to the riot or the 2020 election.
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Activist shareholders, angered over lawsuit, fail to oust Exxon board
Exxon had filed lawsuits against two shareholder activist groups who put forth proposals to get the company to reduce its carbon emissions, which would have ultimately required the company to produce less fossil fuels.
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Louisiana coastal protection could get a funding boost from offshore wind
The proposals of Rep. Joseph Orgeron, R-Cut Off, were approved by the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously.
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Washington tribes receive millions in state funding for clean energy
The funding is a part of the state’s Tribal Clean Energy Grant Program, which, over the course of its life, will provide $16 million in funding generated through the Climate Commitment Act.