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North Carolina's Latino education leaders see a need for more bilingual and cultural sensitivity training in the state's classrooms. The group LatinxEd embarked on a statewide listening tour to determine where Latino students need the most help, and where North Carolina schools may be falling short. The report from LatinxEd cites several major hurdles, including chronic underinvestment in a bicultural and bilingual workforce, a lack of diversity among educators, and limited opportunities for Latino and Hispanic students beyond high school. ...

Most Arizona voters support expanding access to natural spaces for lower income and communities of color, a new poll found.

The new year brings a new legal challenge to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, asking it to reconsider its decision to dredge year-round on the Georgia coast. The group One Hundred Miles said year-round hopper dredging impedes the recovery of loggerhead sea turtles as well as other species. ...

The Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement of federal pollution rules has plummeted. In 2022, the agency referred 88 cases to the Justice Department for civil prosecutions, the second-lowest number in more than two decades, according to an analysis by the Environmental Integrity Project. The EPA has said it's doing the best it can, amid chronic understaffing and funding cuts. ...

More than 10 heritage sites that need to be prioritized were identified.