North Dakota lags behind other Midwestern states when it comes to having an adequate number of health-care physicians. State officials say a new campaign aims to change that. The Department of Health and Human Services is rolling out a new outreach initiative it hopes will resonate with emerging health professionals just entering the workforce. .
One in eight Tennesseans who have experienced hunger is a child. The Volunteer State is tackling childhood hunger this summer by opting into the new Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program. This initiative will allocate $77 million to provide food assistance for $644,000 low-income students across the state. .
According to a recent USDA study, 12% of Nebraskans experience food insecurity. That s higher than the national average. If legislation that is the priority bill of state Sen. .
Kentucky has rapidly lost its wetlands over the past few decades, and advocates say the recent gutting of federal protections for marshes and other ecosystems saturated by water could imperil local drinking water quality. Michael Washburn, executive director of the Kentucky Waterways Alliance, explained wetlands provide natural large-scale water filtration, serve as carbon sinks, and act as buffers during flooding events. He said the rollback of federal protections leaves little recourse for advocates working to address the issue through state-level policy change. .
Spring brings about migration season for birds, but home and workplace windows can often prevent them from getting to their final destination. Wayne State University has been awarded a grant by The Detroit Zoological Society to conduct research on bird mortality from window strikes. Ava Landraf, conservation and research coordinator with Detroit Bird Alliance, said more than half of the bird window strikes happen at low-rise and residential buildings, and not on skyscrapers as most would imagine. .