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Governors are leading the way in addressing health equity in their states and territories to reduce health disparities across multiple areas.

A 'crisis' in East Salinas, prostitution seen in broad daylight. Neighbors say its been prevalent for decades, but its gotten so bad in the last year, they've reached a breaking point.

Xcel Energy says its latest proposal before the Public Utilities Commission will help Colorado reach its clean energy goals - by adding more wind and solar power, more energy storage, and a new biomass facility. But critics are crying foul over plans to construct three new gas-fired power plants, one near Alamosa and two near Longmont. Ean Tafoya, director with GreenLatinos Colorado, said he is urging the commission to reject the plan to protect disproportionately impacted communities. ...

Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy was sworn in after winning a special election. Who is Celeste Maloy?

Utah Rep. Celeste Maloy was sworn in after winning a special election. Who is Celeste Maloy?

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a plan extending a natural-gas pipeline in Virginia. The Virginia Reliability Plan and Transcots CEC project calls for compressor stations and a natural-gas pipeline extension in communities already harmed by these impacts such as Petersburg. The city ranked as the least healthy according to the University of Wisconsins County Health Rankings and Roadmaps. ...

Frontline groups say an Interior Department plan to clean up extraction sites in the Greater Chaco Region has stalled.

In a new report, a coalition of New York environmental groups said dredging the Hudson River of toxic chemicals has failed. The report by Friends of a Clean Hudson River showed PCB chemical levels are higher than anticipated. The Environmental Protection Agency dredged the river between 2009 and 2015 for 30 years worth of chemicals General Electric dumped into it. ...

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