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Climate change is impacting the agriculture industry right here in Michigan, although experts say they're doing things to make sure our state stays one track ahead of it.

Third Congressional District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, has introduced bipartisan legislation to streamline Tribal Nations’ responses to environmental threats. If passed, …

A public meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, on Zoom and in the West Paris town office at 25 Kingsbury St. to inform West Paris’s enrollment in Maine’s Community Resilience Partnership. Community members are invited to a public workshop to inform West Paris’s enrollment in Maine’s Community Resilience Partnership, a program that […]

WEST PARIS — A public meeting to inform West Paris’s enrollment in Maine’s Community Resilience Partnership is set to be held in person and via Zoom at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, in the West Paris Town Office at 25 Kingsbury St. Community members are invited to a public workshop to inform West Paris’s enrollment […]

African Americans have played a foundational role in Wyoming since the 1860s, when they served as soldiers at Fort Laramie and Fort Halleck, and owned and operated some of Cheyennes first businesses, which are just some of the historic nuggets uncovered by the Black Wyoming Project funded by the National Park Service. Daria Hagen, the projects director, is documenting the history and historic places of Wyomings Black community, a community underrepresented in the National Register of Historic P...

Communities of color in Colorado and across the West strongly support conservation policies, including protecting water supplies and transitioning to clean energy - according to the new "Conservation in the West" survey conducted by Colorado College. Maite Arce - president and CEO of the Hispanic Access Foundation - said people of color, who are disproportionately impacted by air and water pollution, understand that conservation is linked to health outcomes, jobs and social j...

Virginia could be doing more to prevent human trafficking and help survivors, according to the latest report from a state commission tasked with studying the issue. The Commission on Human Trafficking Prevention and Survivor Support found enforcement hasnt been consistent in the state, and said a regional approach would better coordinate law-enforcement efforts. The commissions report also said its important to seek accountability - not only from traffickers, but those who benefit from criminal...

Worsening environmental conditions because of extreme weather and climate change are cited as why proactive legislation is needed by the New Mexico Legislature this session. Rep. Liz Thomson, D-Albuquerque, is co-sponsoring the Public Health and Climate Resiliency Act, noting the state is prone to drought, extreme heat, wildfires and subsequent flooding, all of which can affect peoples health. ...

In a state as beautiful as New Mexico, children should be able to enjoy the outdoors without suffering from poor health  due to worsening environmental conditions.

A project helping Winnipeggers survive the winter elements could get a portion of provincial money meant to help the City of Winnipeg weather the impacts of climate change.