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Nature lovers rejoice as Great American Outdoors Act wins House vote

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Great American Outdoors Act, which secures funding...

Shellfish farmers push to use pesticides in oyster beds

Pesticide use for oyster beds is once again threatening Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay. Shellfish growers are making...

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Bottle recycling in Oregon hits 90 percent record high

Oregon is seeing record-breaking recycling rates for their progressive movement dating back to 1971. As the first...

Lawmakers are pushing gadget manufacturers with the Right to Repair movement

The amount of electronics that we are throwing away each year is growing at an exponential rate, and this toxic...

Maryland just banned the sale of puppies and kittens in pet stores

Maryland just became the second state in America to ban pet stores from selling puppies and kittens. Animal rights...

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California bill could ban all new fossil-fueled cars by 2040

California could ban all new fossil fuel cars from 2040 under a bill introduced this week by Assemblymember Phil...

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Indiana governor delivers blow to solar industry

The solar industry provides three times as many jobs in the state of Indiana as natural gas, but governor Eric...

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Maryland is about to become the third US state to ban fracking

Maryland's House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed a bill to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, earlier this...

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California introduces its own 100% renewable energy bill

Massachusetts recently introduced a bill to derive 100 percent of the state's energy from renewables, and now California...

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North Dakota lawmaker wants to make it legal to run over protesters

In response to the protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline, one lawmaker, Keith Kempenich, has introduced a bill...

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Michigan just made driverless car history with a monumental new law

Michigan just became the first state in America to establish self-driving car regulations for use, testing, and...

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Lead pipes in Flint, Michigan are finally being replaced

Months after the Flint, Michigan water crisis emerged, residents still can't obtain clean drinking water straight...

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Proposed Italian law would jail parents of vegan children

A new bill before the Italian parliament could make it illegal for parents to feed their children a vegan diet...

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Don't let Monsanto and Whole Foods kill GMO labeling

A first-of-its-kind law requiring foods sold in Vermont to declare whether or not they contain genetically modified...

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Germany just banned fracking for all practical purposes

On June 24, German lawmakers approved a measure that, for all practical purposes, bans fracking within the European...

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