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Friday, February 13, 2015

Climate change could lead to megadrought in West, Southwest from 2050-2099, study says

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The drought in the Southwest and West has hit record levels in California , is drying up the Colorado River Basin and is shrinking the catt...
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Okla. bills would let property owners shoot down drones, set mandatory jail for cattle rustling

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Oklahoma lawmakers have proposed a pair of bills to deter a rise in cattle rustling and theft of farm equipment, Jeff Guo reports for The W...

Mississippi power plant to open in 2016 promises clean energy, but residents say coal is still coal

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The "country’s very first coal plant designed to capture and sequester a portion of its carbon emissions" is currently under c...

Retired miner says effort to reshape Appalachian Kentucky's economy is all talk and no action

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Stanley Sturgil A bipartisan effort to reshape Appalachian Kentucky's economy in coal-depressed areas has been all talk and no act...

Federal judge blocks roundup of wild horses in Nevada; says government using outdated data

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A federal judge has granted animal protection groups Protect Mustangs and Friends of Animals a preliminary injunction to stop the roundu...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

American Cancer Society funded research links more diseases than previously thought to smoking

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Researchers say that in addition to lung cancer, artery disease, heart attacks, chronic lung disease and stroke, smoking also can be linked...

Veterans' health ranked among top government risks, federal auditors say

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The Government Accountability Office on Wednesday released its high risk list—which flags federal programs especially susceptible to fraud, ...

House passes Keystone XL Pipeline bill; now goes to President Obama, who has said he will veto it

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The first veto showdown between President Obama and the Republican-led Congress will center on the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline, Sea...

EPA official grilled about why climate rules public listening sessions were not held in coal country

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A top Environmental Protection Agency official on Wednesday dodged a question from Sen. Shelley Capito (R-W.Va.) about why the agency faile...

News media should start planning now for Sunshine Week, which is from March 15-21

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It's never too early to begin planning for Sunshine Week . This year's event is scheduled from March 15-21. Sunshine Week, which beg...

America's Farmers accepting applications for grants to enhance science and math education

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America's Farmers Grow Rural Education is accepting applications from public schools to compete for grants of $10,000 or $25,000 to e...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Private prisons shouldn't be able to deny freedom of information requests, journalism prof says

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Privately operated prisons have become common in rural areas, especially those desperate for jobs, but often deny Freedom of Information re...

Supreme Court case could cost white, employed Southerners their health insurance coverage

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If the Supreme Court "strikes down tax credits for people buying health insurance on the federal exchange, about 8.2 million" peop...

Central Iowa Farm Watch program adds website to help ID and track down stolen property

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A Central Iowa program designed to encourage rural residents to report suspicious behavior has become more advanced, with the addition of...

Fish and Wildlife Service wants protection of 16.5 million acres of sage grouse habitats

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"The Fish and Wildlife Service advised its fellow land management agencies to impose the most stringent protections on roughly 16.5 mi...

Warm weather has Yellowstone National Park grizzly bears ending hibernation early

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Visitors to Yellowstone National Park should be on the lookout for grizzly bears. Unusually warm spring-like weather has caused the bears...
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2015 Appalachian Studies Conference scheduled from March 27-29 in Johnson City, Tenn.

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The 2015 Appalachian Studies Conference is scheduled from March 27-29 at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tenn. This year...

USDA will provide funds for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects

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Farmers and rural small-business owners can apply for money to buy and install renewable energy systems or to improve energy efficiency und...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Robots are replacing humans; within a decade 25% of manufacturing jobs will be automated

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Robots are replacing humans in manufacturing jobs—a staple of rural areas—at a much higher rate than previously thought, says a study by t...

Pork on the verge of passing beef as second most produced meat by U.S. farmers

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Because the hog industry has mostly recovered from a deadly virus and cattle ranchers are still trying to recover from the 2012 drought, por...