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(Granite Falls MN-) Last month the 1300-acres of land in Yellow Medicine County that was Upper Sioux Agency State Park was closed to the public and returned to the Upper

(Granite Falls MN-) Last month the 1300-acres of land in Yellow Medicine County that was Upper Sioux Agency State Park was closed to the public and returned to the Upper

Still reeling from this winter’s coastal erosion and flooding, the Rhode Island General Assembly’s House Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources held a hearing on several climate change initiatives

The House approved House Bill 1145 which would require new landfills to be owned by the state or its political subdivisions but managed by a private contractor and would prohibit any future landfills from being privately owned.

Lawmakers say the state legislation targets animal cruelty. It's opposed by the American Kennel Club, which says it seeks to criminalize breeders.

The omnibus bills usually include many individual bills heard throughout the early part of session, and the two committees typically have identical bills to pass the House and Senate.

House approves $80 million package that includes funding for state trails, groundwater maps, pollution prevention and many other initiatives.

Over a busy, 60-day legislative session, Washington state lawmakers made strides to address the opioid crisis and ban a controversial policing practice with bip

Over a busy, 60-day legislative session, Washington state lawmakers made strides to address the opioid crisis and ban a policing practice with bipartisan support, but fell short in getting some

The Rhode Island DEM says they don't have the resources to remove invasive aquatic plants from local water bodies as the bill requires.