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This is American Heart Month and new findings published by the American Heart Association say irregular sleeping patterns -- over years, weeks or even days -- can affect a persons heart health. The bodys reactions to physical, mental and behavioral changes within a 24-hour cycle influence its internal clock or circadian rhythm. Dr. ...

By Matthew Moore for KUAF-FM.Broadcast version by Danielle Smith for Arkansas News Service reporting for the KUAF/Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation-Public News Service Collaboration. A barrier of plastic orange fencing surrounds an odd-looking structure just north of Vol Walker Hall on the University of Arkansas campus. John Folan removes a bungee cord that’s loosely holding up the fence and leads the way to what looks like an unfinished home. ...

Nevada conservationists held a webinar to discuss the protection of Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near the Nevada-California border from proposed mining activities. Mason Voehl, executive director of the Amargosa Conservancy, said the refuge is the largest remaining oasis in the Mojave Desert and is home to at least 26 endemic species. Voehl added that because Ash Meadows is entirely sustained by groundwater, its future depends on how that groundwater is managed in the basin. ...

This coming Thursday, a new task force will meet to advance discussions about boosting teacher recruitment and retention in North Dakota. The panel was announced by Gov. Doug Burgum last fall as stakeholders noted that, like other states, North Dakota continues to deal with an educator shortage. ...

Pennsylvanias teachers union is voicing concerns that the states public school voucher program will negatively affect public education in lower-income families and communities. The most recent budget proposal would direct an additional $1 billion to K-12 education, affecting more than 1.7 million students, and doesnt include any specific funding for school voucher programs. Arthur Steinberg is president of the American Federation of Teachers in Pennsylvania. ...

North Carolina is taking action to address environmental injustice, specifically targeting areas disproportionately affected by pollution and climate change. Gov. Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 292 to establish an Environmental Justice Advisory Council, made up of 11 people from state agencies and 11 appointed by the governor. ...

Food shelves across Minnesota continue to adapt to record demand, that isnt showing any immediate signs of slowing down. This month, Hunger Solutions released formal data showing there were more than 7.5 million visits to food selves in 2023. Thats 1.8 million more visits than what was recorded in 2022, also a record year. ...

In Tennessee, almost a half million people wont be able to vote in any upcoming elections because of a past felony conviction, and one organization says the states process to restore those rights is too complicated. More than 420,000 Tennesseans with felony convictions cannot vote, according to research from The Sentencing Project. Dawn Schluckebier - advocacy and government relations director at ThinkTennessee - said voting rights can be restored after a person completes their sentence, inc...

A proposed power plant in Chesterfield County is meeting with the ire of local residents. Dominion Energys Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center would be a gas-powered plant near the James River. However, residents are worried about the environmental and health effects of the plant. ...

A coalition of advocacy groups has helped defeat a bill in the Idaho Legislature which would have given the pesticide industry blanket immunity from liability lawsuits. The Pesticide Immunity Bill, Senate Bill 1245, was defeated 15-to-19 Friday by the Republican-controlled state Senate. The coalition was led by the Idaho Conservation League and included the Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides, the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association and the Idaho Association of Resource Councils. ...