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March 23, 2023

Minnesota officials stump for legislative crackdown on 'forever chemicals'

Minnesota environmental and health officials on Thursday urged legislators to regulate nonessential use of "forever chemicals" and allocate $45.6 million toward their management.

March 23, 2023

North Carolina approves Medicaid expansion, reversing long opposition

North Carolina received final approval for a deal for Medicaid expansion. The bill marked a turning point in debate over whether state should accept federal government aid.

March 23, 2023

Energy group asks Republicans to investigate Biden's interior secretary over ethics violations

A leading oil and gas industry group is raising the alarm on Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's potential conflicts of interest, asking Republicans to open an investigation.

March 22, 2023

Former Meta employee says she was paid $190k ‘to do nothing’

A woman claiming to be a former recruiter at Meta claimed in a viral series of TikTok videos that they over-hired employees in order to undermine competition.

March 22, 2023

Texans blast Elon Musk's Boring plan to dump wastewater in local river: 'This is a hot mess'

Texas residents reacted to plans by Elon Musk's Boring Co. to dump over 142,000 gallons of treated wastewater per day into the local water supply of Bastrop County.

March 22, 2023

Harvard journal accepts left-wing paper accusing fossil fuel industry of homicide

A forthcoming academic paper argues that prosecutors must consider charging fossil fuel companies with homicide as a result of their emissions output and impact on health.

March 22, 2023

Lawsuit targets Wyoming abortion pill law

Pro-choice supporters have filed a lawsuit in Wyoming that seeks to block the state's law on abortion pills, which Republican Gov. Mark Gordon signed on March 17, 2023.

March 21, 2023

Nevada governor blasts Biden for locking up mineral-rich land: 'A historic mistake'

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo blasted Biden for designating a national monument in his state that effectively locks 506,000 acres up, preventing economic development in the area.

March 21, 2023

Republicans take aim at offshore wind as whale deaths surge: 'Moratorium on all projects'

A group of Republicans introduced a resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on all offshore wind projects until an investigation of their environmental impacts is conducted.

March 21, 2023

Mississippi doctor avoids prison time for health care fraud

A Mississippi doctor avoided prison time after pleading guilty to health care fraud. He was sentenced to five years of probation, and must pay $116,623 in restitution, and a $20,000 fine.