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Another polar vortex is blasting the U.S. with harsh winter weather. So how is climate change involved?

A recent study explains how warmer temperatures at the top of the planet destabilize the jet stream and allow colder air to travel south. By Kristoffer Tigue January 10, 2025 This article originally appeared on Inside...

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Coal was on its way out. But surging electricity demand is keeping it alive costing customers and the planet

By Emma Foehringer Merchant / Floodlight The Victor J. Daniel Jr. coal plant — now the largest electric generator in Mississippi — began pumping out power in 1977. In 2001, it got a second life, when owner...

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U.S. House passes bill banning trans athletes from competing in women’s school sports

by Shauneen Miranda, Wisconsin ExaminerJanuary 15, 2025 WASHINGTON — A measure that would bar transgender students from participating on women’s school sports teams consistent with their gender identity passed the...

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USDA announces the 2025 enrollment periods for key safety-net programs

Jan. 13, 2025 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the 2025 enrollment periods for key safety-net programs – Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) as well as Dairy...

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U.S. House speaker pitches conditions on disaster aid, upending long-standing practice

January 14, 2025 by Jennifer Shutt, Wisconsin Examiner WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Congress will likely provide billions in disaster aid to help California recover from devastating...

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Immigration lawyers fear Laken Riley bill could have broad impact as Trump takes office

by Ariana Figueroa, Wisconsin ExaminerJanuary 14, 2025 WASHINGTON, Wis. — The U.S. Senate this week is moving to pass a bill that immigration attorneys and experts warn could have far-reaching ramifications, such as...

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Trump would have been convicted on election interference charges, says special counsel

by Ashley Murray, Wisconsin ExaminerJanuary 14, 2025 WASHINGTON — A final report from former Department of Justice prosecutor Jack Smith contends that had President-elect Donald Trump not won in November, he would have...

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The dynamics that polarize us on social media are about to get worse

Jan. 9, 2024 Colin M. Fisher, UCL for The Conversation Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced big changes in how the company addresses misinformation across Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Instead of...

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California infernos in January? Here’s why wildfire season keeps getting longer, more devastating

by Julie Cart, Wisconsin Examiner January 12, 2025 This story originally appeared in CalMatters.As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented:...

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ExxonMobil sues, doubling down on advanced plastics recycling

In a new lawsuit, the oil giant alleges the California attorney general and environmental groups defamed the company By Pam Radtke / for Floodlight The California attorney general and environmental groups defamed...

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Another polar vortex is blasting the U.S. with harsh winter weather. So how is climate change involved?

Coal was on its way out. But surging electricity demand is keeping it alive costing customers and the planet

U.S. House passes bill banning trans athletes from competing in women’s school sports

USDA announces the 2025 enrollment periods for key safety-net programs

U.S. House speaker pitches conditions on disaster aid, upending long-standing practice

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Another polar vortex is blasting the U.S. with harsh winter weather. So how is climate change involved?

Coal was on its way out. But surging electricity demand is keeping it alive costing customers and the planet

U.S. House passes bill banning trans athletes from competing in women’s school sports

USDA announces the 2025 enrollment periods for key safety-net programs

U.S. House speaker pitches conditions on disaster aid, upending long-standing practice

Immigration lawyers fear Laken Riley bill could have broad impact as Trump takes office

Trump would have been convicted on election interference charges, says special counsel

The dynamics that polarize us on social media are about to get worse

California infernos in January? Here’s why wildfire season keeps getting longer, more devastating

ExxonMobil sues, doubling down on advanced plastics recycling

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