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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency will assign artists to certain bodies of water across the country under a new program announced earlier this week at a White House-sponsored conference on exploring ways to use the arts and humanities as another instrument for problem-solving. Leaders from government, the arts, academia and philanthropy gathered in [...]
Elisa Reyes has come to Plaza del Sol Family Health Center for doctor’s appointments for more than a decade. Though she moved away a while ago, the 33-year-old keeps returning, even if it means a two-hour roundtrip bus ride. That’s because her two children see the same doctor she does and when she’s sick, she [...]
When Aaliyah Iglesias was caught vaping at a Texas high school, she didn't realize how much could be taken from her. Suddenly, the rest of her high school experience was threatened: being student council president, her role as debate team captain and walking at graduation. Even her college scholarships were at risk. She was sent [...]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two federal environmental agencies issued plans last week to better protect endangered whales amid offshore wind farm development. That move came as two offshore wind developers announced they were swapping projects. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released final plans to designed [...]
ELY, Nev. (AP) — Attackers turned a lush, high desert oasis in eastern Nevada, with its bubbling springs and a rare stand of Rocky Mountain junipers, into killing fields. They massacred hundreds of Native people there in the 1800s — a history once retold in hushed tones behind closed doors. That was until tribal members [...]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency earlier this week said that it is devoting more resources to processing outstanding claims filed by victims of the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history. The 2022 blaze was caused by a pair of prescribed fires that were set by the U.S. Forest Service in an attempt to clear [...]
PHOENIX (AP) — It's no joke. Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways and freeways across the country. The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has given states two years to implement all of the changes outlined in its new 1,100-page manual released last month, including rules that spell out how signs [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anyone who has lived through a natural disaster and then applied to the federal government for assistance knows that it can be a lengthy, frustrating and bureaucratic process. New rules announced last week by the federal agency in charge of emergency management aim to simplify and speed up the process. With natural [...]
Several states and New York City are adding thousands of people to their population totals after successfully asking for a review of their 2020 census figures. The once-a-decade census produces population figures that help determine political power and the annual distribution of $2.8 trillion in federal funding. The Census Bureau has two programs giving governments [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Student and legal advocacy groups are petitioning the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lift the interview requirement for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applicants to receive food aid. The groups argue the interview requirement is burdensome and prevents some people who qualify for food aid from receiving it. The National Student [...]