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Study links surge in lightning disasters in Bangladesh to transboundary air pollution
Mongabay
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July 11, 2025
Air pollution — especially from transboundary dust and sulfate particles — is intensifying lightning activity in Bangladesh, particularly during the pre-monsoon season. Studies show that these pollutants, mostly coming in from northern and western...
PRESIDENTIAL PRIORITIES: Trump has not visited a single natural disaster site as president but spent 40 days playing golf
Irish Star
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July 11, 2025
President Donald Trump has declined to visit a single site of a natural disaster in America since retaking office this year and is accused by some as having intentionally delayed federal aid to victims. Nearly 100 Americans died in the first six...
Waterkeeper Files Constitutional Challenge to State’s New Septic Pollution Exemptions & Approval of Big Sky’s Quarry Subdivision
Char-Koosta News - Montana
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DEQ Violates Law By Ignoring Science and Algal Bloom Impaired Gallatin River, Again BOZEMAN — On Friday, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper filed a lawsuit against the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) challenging the constitutionality of...
Missouri’s paid sick leave law to end next month after Republican-led repeal
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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“We are not going back,” yells Jen Krus, center, during a protest supporting abortion rights and paid sick leave on the final day of the legislative session on Thursday, May 15, 2025, on the steps of the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City. Laurie...
Missouri governor signs legislation securing students’ rights to freely associate on campus
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)
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Missouri has passed a law protecting the right of students to gather and speak on campuses across the state. On Wednesday, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed into law SB 160, which defends the freedom of student organizations to set leadership and...
Space Force developing new cloud-based digital environment for training
DefenseScoop
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July 10, 2025
As part of the Space Force’s effort to modernize its test and training infrastructure, the service is building a new digital range that will eventually connect disparate units and capabilities to allow for realistic, large-scale training. The...
Missouri House of Representatives Announces Property Tax Reform Hearing in Lebanon
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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July 10, 2025
THE MISSOURI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS ANNOUNCED THE SCHEDULE FOR A SERIES OF INFORMATIONAL HEARINGS TO BE HELD ACROSS THE STATE BY THE SPECIAL INTERIM COMMITTEE ON PROPERTY TAX REFORM. THESE HEARINGS ARE PART OF THE COMMITTEE’S ONGOING WORK TO...
Pharmacies Lead the Way in Vaccine Equity and Access With Scalable, Sustainable Models
Pharmacy Times
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July 10, 2025
At McKesson IdeaShare 2025, Annie Eisenbeis, PharmD, MBA, shared a data-rich and forward-thinking look at how pharmacies can become central players in expanding vaccine access and closing immunization gaps—without overburdening staff or budgets....
Not one. Not two. Missouri now has three committees to study government inefficiency
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY — In a bid to make government more efficient, the leader of the Missouri Senate has formed another committee to examine the efficiency of government. In an announcement earlier this week, Senate President Cindy O’Laughlin,...
2 local organizations partner to train next generation of wildlife conservation veterinarians
WPTV 5 - Florida
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July 10, 2025
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Two wildlife organizations located in Palm Beach County are collaborating on a new education program, giving recent veterinary school graduates the ultimate hands-on experience needed to pursue a career in wildlife...
Missouri officials reject push to crack down on factory farms
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY — A commission overseeing clean water laws in Missouri rejected requests Wednesday to toughen environmental rules for meat producers who residents say are skirting rules governing concentrated animal feeding operations. The Missouri...
Missouri governor signs ban on cellphones in schools into law
KOMU 8 - Missouri
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Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill Wednesday that enacts changes to elementary and secondary education, including a mandate for students' use of personal electronic devices and changes to academic calendar requirements. Senate Bill 68 was sponsored by...
Missouri House committee to hold hearings on property tax reform
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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July 9, 2025
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House of Representatives have announced a number of informational hearings around the state about tax reform, according to a Wednesday press release. The hearing will be held by a special interim committee and...
Missouri Governor signs several bills to transform education in the Show-Me State
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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July 9, 2025
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missouri’s Governor has signed several bills meant to transform education statewide. The Office of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe announced on Wednesday, July 9, that during a ceremony at the State Capitol, he signed 8...
Environmental group files lawsuit over Quarry subdivision approval
Big Sky Weekly - Montana
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July 9, 2025
By Finley Timon EDITORIAL INTERN Regional nonprofit Upper Missouri Waterkeeper filed a lawsuit June 27 against the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. The group is challenging the state’s recent approval of phase two of the Quarry...
As extreme heat buckles Missouri roadways, $13 billion in help is coming down the pike.
KBIA - Missouri
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July 10, 2025
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved Wednesday $13 billion dollars' worth of improvements for the state of Missouri. Some of those could help mitigate the buckling of roads caused by rising temperatures due to climate...
Governor signs bill enhancing tools for Missouri schools
Jefferson City News - Missouri
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July 9, 2025
Dr. Karla Eslinger Commissioner | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDr. Karla Eslinger Commissioner | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Governor Mike Kehoe has signed Senate Bill 68, which introduces...
Ticks in Missouri are on the rise, could impact livestock and animals
KMOV - Missouri
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July 9, 2025
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Tick populations have been growing nationwide, and a number of experts believe it’s due to warmer temperatures these days. Ticks have been a nusance to every hunter, hiker and farmer for thousands of years -- but...
Asian needle ant could reach Missouri in 2025
University of Missouri Extension
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missourians should be on the lookout for the Asian needle ant during its population peak in July and August, says Emily Althoff, urban entomologist for University of Missouri and Lincoln University Extension. Confirmed in 18 states...
Missouri advocates praise long-sought revival of radiation compensation program
St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
For Karen Nickel, reviving and expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was bittersweet. Nickel and Dawn Chapman were part of Just Moms STL, a group that’s been raising awareness and seeking restitution for Manhattan Project-era nuclear...