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Pesticides are still common in agriculture. Organic producers who avoid them have seen ups and downs in pushing for stronger regulations, and they point to a South Dakota example of the harm associated with widespread use among neighboring farms. At the heart of the regulatory fight is the application of the weed-killing pesticide dicamba, and how it can drift from one farm to another. ...

More parents in Kentucky are switching jobs, delaying major purchases, cutting back on essential needs, and going into debt in order to afford child care, according to a new survey from the Kentucky Center on Economic Policy. Parents, especially mothers, in the Commonwealth say the financial stress and uncertainty around of child care is impacting their mental health. Keisha, a parent in Knox County, said she struggled with postpartum depression, and notes having access to child care, even jus...

By Sara Youngblood Gregory for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Kathryn Carley for Commonwealth News Service reporting for the YES! Media-Public News Service Collaboration In December 2023, Pope Francis announced that Catholic priests may bless same-sex unions-as long as they do not resemble marriage. ...

A proposed pumped-storage hydroelectric facility for Cuffs Run near the Susquehanna River in York County has been challenged by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The foundation filed a motion to intervene in the proceedings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which is considering granting a preliminary permit to build a 1.8-mile-long dam for the project. Harry Campbell, science policy and advocacy director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, said they are working to stop the project in ...

By Frank Jossi for Energy News Network.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Minnesota News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration After a renovation project next year, the primates at St. Paul’s Como Park Zoo will reside in one of the first net-zero city-owned buildings. Retrofitting several buildings at the zoo and the adjacent St. ...

Its estimated that nearly half of all schools in the country dont have enough teachers. To help change that, the University of Texas in El Paso offers a residency program to help ensure that first-time teachers succeed. The "Miner Teacher Residency" gives students in the College of Education an opportunity to work in elementary and middle schools alongside working teachers. ...

Advocates for foster families are pressing lawmakers to save the Family Urgent Response System from the budget ax. California faces a $37.9 billion deficit and Gov. Gavin Newsoms initial proposal zeros out the programs $30 million budget. ...

A court hearing is scheduled this week in a lawsuit claiming New Mexico is violating residents rights to a clean and healthy environment by not holding its oil and gas industry accountable. Tim Davis, staff attorney for Wild Earth Guardians Climate and Energy Program, said the lawsuit was filed last May by a coalition that includes environmental groups, indigenous communities and frontline residents near extraction sites. Oil and gas production and their revenues have skyrocketed in New Mexi...

More than 86,000 Wyoming voters have been purged from voter rolls, thanks to a state law requiring county clerks to remove people who did not vote in the most recent election, according to a new analysis by AARP Wyoming. Wyoming is one of 20 states to purge inactive voters, a policy affecting more than one in three Americans. Tom Lacock, associate state director for AARP Wyoming, said it is important for people who sat out the midterm elections to make sure their registration is up-to-date. ....

A Utah wildlife expert considers wild animal poaching to be a significant problem in the Beehive State, following several incidents of game animals being killed and then left to waste. According to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, four deer were killed in the Woodland Hills area of Utah County late last year. The heads were removed from each deer, and the carcasses were left. ...