The Trump administration is gutting an Obama-era rule that compelled coal plants to cut back emissions of mercury and other human health hazards
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
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Federal spending makes more energy assistance available
The $37 million released this week is enough to help about 75,000 low-income families this year.
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Coronavirus forces new approaches to fighting wildfires
Wildland fire camps have always had a reputation for spreading illness.
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Tornado or virus? Pandemic means tough sheltering decisions
Each day brings the U.S. closer to peak severe weather season, and Tornado Alley residents face the question: Is it better to take on a twister outside a community shelter or risk contracting the new coronavirus inside one.
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U.S. states share, get creative in hunt for medical supplies
The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Wednesday that the federal cupboard is officially bare.
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Feds deny claims of misconduct in college admissions case
Actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband and other prominent parents are claiming investigators deliberately withheld and fabricated evidence to entrap them.
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Stimulus aid for ‘small business’ will go to some big chains
Operators of name-brand hotel, restaurant and service chains and franchises with thousands of employees at locations scattered across the U.S. are eligible for the federal loan program.
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Instacart workers seek strike as jobs get busier, riskier
A group called the Gig Workers Collective is calling for a nationwide walk-out Monday.
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New York state surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths
The virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, has torn through New York with frightening speed.
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Trump extends virus guidelines, braces U.S. for big death toll
It was a stark shift in tone by the president, who only days ago mused about the country reopening in a few weeks.