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A national group says it wants to reclaim the significance of Cinco de Mayo, the anniversary of Mexico s victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. The win for Mexico secured its rights to its own land, water and culture. Olivia Juarez - Public Lands program director for the group GreenLatinos - said, through a "Take Back Cinco de Mayo" campaign, they want people to recognize the holiday as a day of action for cultural and environmental defense. . ....
Iowa lawmakers have tabled an ethics complaint against a state senator whom critics said blocked a bill to regulate carbon dioxide pipelines in the state. The pipelines, pitched as one approach to the climate crisis, have been a source of controversy in the Midwest. House File 565 would restrict companies ability to use eminent domain laws to place pipelines on private property without a landowner s permission. . ....