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Eads · EadsMore summer smoke? Experts monitor climate-fueled events and health effects kcpnews2 Fri, 04/19/2024 - 05:00
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(Minnesota News Connection) Wet weather this spring has improved drought conditions in Minnesota and southern Canada. However, experts remain on alert for increased wildfire activity and other climate changes affecting people's health. Poor air quality was a frequent topic la…See the Story
More summer smoke? Experts monitor climate-fueled events and health effects
Eads · EadsNew study shows health disparities cost Texas billions of dollars kcpnews2 Fri, 04/19/2024 - 05:00
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(Texas News Service) Health disparities in Texas are not only making some people sick, but affecting the state's economy. A new study shows Texas is losing $7 billion a year because it does not adequately address quality-of-life issues and the health care needs of its lower-income resi…See the Story
New study shows health disparities cost Texas billions of dollars
Joe Biden · EadsArizona conservation groups pleased with Biden's move to protect public lands kcpnews2 Fri, 04/19/2024 - 04:55
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(Arizona News Connection) Arizona conservation groups and sportsmen alike say they're pleased the Bureau of Land Management will now recognize conservation as an integral part of public lands management. The agency's new rule puts protecting the environment on par with othe…See the Story
Arizona conservation groups pleased with Biden's move to protect public lands
Agriculture · EadsBringing More Healthful Foods to More People kcpnews2 Thu, 04/18/2024 - 05:38
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The Agriculture Department has just announced an investment that could help bring fresh and healthful foods to places where such foods can be hard to find.
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Participants: Gary Crawford and Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small. Transcript In this country today, there are still places where people don't have easy access to fresh, hea…See the Story
Bringing More Healthful Foods to More People
Eads · EadsFood forests in southern Arizona help combat heat and hunger kcpnews2 Thu, 04/18/2024 - 05:33
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(Arizona News Connection) Below the red-tile roofs of the Catalina Foothills, an affluent area on the north end of Tucson, Arizona, lies a blanket of desert green: spiky cacti, sword-shaped yucca leaves, and the spindly limbs of palo verde and mesquite trees. Head …See the Story
Food forests in southern Arizona help combat heat and hunger
Senate · EadsColorado childhood sex abuse measure fails in Senate kcpnews2 Thu, 04/18/2024 - 05:24
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(Colorado Newsline) Colorado Senate Republicans blocked a measure Wednesday that would have asked voters to allow the Legislature to make a law letting survivors of childhood sexual abuse sue their abusers, even if the incident occurred decades ago and the statute of limitations ran out. Because it would have sent a constitutional amendment to the …See the Story
Colorado childhood sex abuse measure fails in Senate
Eads · EadsGroups plead with California legislators to save Market Match program kcpnews2 Thu, 04/18/2024 - 05:00
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(California News Service) California's program helping low-income families buy fresh fruit and vegetables is on the chopping block and health care advocates are asking legislators to save the Market Match program. Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed cutting most of the program's $35…See the Story
Groups plead with California legislators to save Market Match program
Eads · EadsTexas leaders work to improve job opportunities for rural students kcpnews2 Thu, 04/18/2024 - 05:00
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(Texas News Service) Work is being done in rural areas across Texas to make sure students are prepared for the workforce even if they intend to stay put after graduation. One new study showed only 31 percent of adults in non-metro areas have a degree from a junior college or univer…See the Story
