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US court to decide if climate collapse is ‘unconstitutional’
Jamaica Observer
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July 23, 2025
That’s the question a federal judge in Montana will weigh this September, as a group of young Americans sues the Trump administration — arguing its aggressive fossil fuel agenda is not only accelerating climate change but violating their...
Lawmakers want re-do of Air Force missile cancer…
USA Today - Virginia
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Lawmakers may soon order an independent re-do of an ongoing Air Force study on possible cancer risk in personnel manning its nuclear missiles. A provision in the House's draft defense policy bill would, if passed, require the National Academy of...
Lincoln County Commission petitions DEQ to weaken selenium standards for Lake Koocanusa
KPVI - Idaho
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Koocanusa Reservoir north of the Libby Dam. (Image courtesy U.S. Forest Service) Officials in Lincoln County are asking the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to ease its standard for selenium pollution in Lake Koocanusa, the 92-mile...
Mountain West Grazing Connection Revitalizes and Expands Hay Hotline
Northern Ag Network
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July 22, 2025
In the past, the Montana Disaster Emergency Services office maintained a website dedicated to connecting ranchers with critical resources like hay, trucking, and emergency supplies during times of fire or drought. When that service was...
Tech education program targets recidivism rates in North Dakota prisons
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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July 20, 2025
BISMARCK — Simon Jacobson never imagined he would be sitting in a North Dakota penitentiary sifting through thousands of lines of code and claiming to have found a “love” for information technology. But through a nationwide initiative called “The...
Medical fascism in Tennessee: Pregnant woman denied treatment for being unmarried
World Socialist Web Site
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July 24, 2025
The Tennessee State Capitol stands in Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 22, 2024. [AP Photo/George Walker IV]A pregnant woman in Tennessee was recently denied prenatal care because her doctor did not approve of her unwed status. The 35-year-old woman, who...
Lawmaker Calls for Expanded Probe of Cancer Concerns Among Nuclear Missile Troops
Military.com
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July 22, 2025
An amendment added to the House version of a must-pass national defense bill calls for more research and scrutiny into cancer concerns among troops who worked with America's nuclear missiles. A provision added by Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., in the...
Gartside Reservoir's History Uncovered, Late Game Warden's Legacy Honored
The Roundup - Montana
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July 22, 2025
For many area residents, Gartside Reservoir Fishing Access Sight is the place to spend a sunny summer afternoon, whether fishing, picnicking, kayaking or swimming, but, what many people don't know is that it was named in honor of fallen Montana...
"The Deed" premiere July 30 at Roxy Theatre
Choteau Acantha - Montana
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The short film, “The Deed,” written and directed by Annie Flowers and filmed in Choteau in January, will debut at the Roxy Theatre in Choteau with a special screening of the film and a behind-the-scenes video on July 30 at 7 p.m. Tickets will be...
More than 120M Americans lack adequate access to health care, study finds
Medical Economics
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July 22, 2025
Over 120 million Americans live in counties lacking adequate health care access, according to new data from GoodRx Research. More than 80% of U.S. counties are affected, from pharmacy deserts to a lack of trauma care. Health care infrastructure...
Volunteers needed to help provide rides to cancer patients
NBC Montana
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Every day, people facing cancer miss lifesaving treatment appointments due to a lack of transportation. NBC Montana and our parent company, Sinclair, are partnering with the American Cancer Society in an effort to change that with the Help Drive...
States Newsroom names Fernando Wright as new CFO
Editor and Publisher
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Fernando Wright Press Release | States Newsroom WASHINGTON — States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization, has hired Fernando Wright as chief financial officer. In the CFO role, Wright will oversee the news...
Is Medicaid rife with fraudsters? One man explains why he breaks a rule
KBRW - Alaska
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July 22, 2025
In Montana, one man says Medicaid and the drug coverage he gets through it are what allow him to work. But a raise he has gotten could mean he loses Medicaid, so he says he decided to "fudge the numbers." Oona Zenda/KFF Health News hide caption...
Nuclear Energy Newcomers Electrify Final Day Of Enercom's 30Th Anniversary Energy Investment Conference
MENAFN
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July 23, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Five Nuclear Companies to Present at EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference Qualified Investors, Analysts and Energy Industry Professionals Can Register at No Cost at DENVER, July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- EnerCom,...
Manhattan Project waste from NY going to Texas, not Wayne County
The Detroit News - Michigan
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not send waste from a western New York Manhattan Project cleanup site to a Wayne County hazardous waste landfill after "strenuous community pushback," Wayne County Executive Warren Evans said Wednesday. Evans...
OPINION | The importance of human oversight in AI-driven reporting
The Livingston Parish News - Louisiana
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Sebastian Griffin | Mountain States Policy Center (The Center Square) - AI is transforming how we produce, consume, and distribute information. Tools powered by artificial intelligence can accelerate research, summarize gigantic data sets, write...
‘Money commons’: review of the Collaborative Finance (CoFi) Gathering
Resilience
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July 23, 2025
Katja Durrani of Bristol Commons and Lowimpact.org went along to the third annual Collaborative Finance Gathering in Austria, June 16-20. It’s an annual event – everyone welcome. Alternative finance is crucial for building a successful commons...
Report Highlights Which States Are the Best and Worst at Protecting Religious Liberty
National Catholic Register
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In the past year, Florida has been the most successful state at protecting religious liberty. In the past year, Florida has been the most successful state at protecting religious liberty through safeguards in the state’s statutes or constitution,...
Gavin Newsom - Is Newsom right that Florida is worst for mental health, home insurance, elder fraud and rent hikes?
Politifact
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July 23, 2025
Is Florida the worst state in the nation in mental health care, elder fraud, homeowner insurance rates and rent increases? That’s what California Gov. Gavin Newsom said. The Democratic governor has been highlighting Republican-governed states’...
Decade-plus building slump limits Wichita housing choices
KMUW - Kansas
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July 23, 2025
Natalie and Alex Beauchamp have moved five times in the past four years. They’ve fit their lives into apartments across Missouri and the Kansas City area. It’s only recently, when Alex Beauchamp’s promotion required a move to Wichita, that the...