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Bills aimed at studying, restricting “forever chemicals” in Texas fail
Read full article: Bills aimed at studying, restricting “forever chemicals” in Texas failTexas lawmakers bypassed bills that would have restricted “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge, studied health impacts and banned some uses of PFAS-laced firefighting foams.
The Democrats' path back to power might start in places like this Appalachian town
Read full article: The Democrats' path back to power might start in places like this Appalachian townKentucky Democrats are trying to address the party's steep deficits in overwhelmingly white, conservative pockets of rural America.
Texas bill seeking to keep toxic “forever chemicals” off farmland misses key deadline
Read full article: Texas bill seeking to keep toxic “forever chemicals” off farmland misses key deadlineSupporters say the bill would protect farmland in Texas. Opponents say limiting PFAS chemicals in biosolids will force water utilities to look at other disposal methods, which will lead to higher utility bills.
They drove to the Capitol to testify on a bill and got a grueling lesson in Texas democracy
Read full article: They drove to the Capitol to testify on a bill and got a grueling lesson in Texas democracyThe group from Johnson County waited 18 hours to testify at a hearing that started at 1 a.m. on a bill to limit toxic chemicals in fertilizer.
Texas lawmaker files bill to reduce “forever chemicals” in sewage-based fertilizer
Read full article: Texas lawmaker files bill to reduce “forever chemicals” in sewage-based fertilizerThe bill would require companies to test fertilizer made from sewage sludge for PFAS and meet limits before selling them to Texas farmers and ranchers.
Texas farmers say sewage-based fertilizer tainted with “forever chemicals” poisoned their land and killed their livestock
Read full article: Texas farmers say sewage-based fertilizer tainted with “forever chemicals” poisoned their land and killed their livestockThe fertilizer was promoted as an environmental win-win for years. An untold number of farmers and ranchers across Texas have spread it on their land.
A growing and aging population is forcing Texas counties to seek state EMS funding
Read full article: A growing and aging population is forcing Texas counties to seek state EMS fundingAlthough Texas counties are not required to provide ambulance services, many are digging deep to pay for their own fleet or to contract out services.
Kansas officials blame 5-week disruption of court system on 'sophisticated foreign cyberattack'
Read full article: Kansas officials blame 5-week disruption of court system on 'sophisticated foreign cyberattack'Officials say cybercriminals hacked into the Kansas court system, stole sensitive data and threatened to post it on the dark web in a ransomware attack that has hobbled access to records for more than five weeks.
Kansas court system down nearly 2 weeks in 'security incident' that has hallmarks of ransomware
Read full article: Kansas court system down nearly 2 weeks in 'security incident' that has hallmarks of ransomwareKansas officials are calling a massive computer outage that’s kept most of the state’s courts offline for two weeks a “security incident.”.
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US outbreaks force early reversals on in-person learning
Read full article: US outbreaks force early reversals on in-person learningA few weeks into the new school year, growing numbers of U.S. districts have halted in-person learning or switched to hybrid models because of rapidly mounting coronavirus infections.
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Man who fatally shot 3 at Kansas Jewish sites dies in prison
Read full article: Man who fatally shot 3 at Kansas Jewish sites dies in prisonAn avowed antisemite who testified that he wanted to kill Jews and was sentenced to death after he fatally shot three people at Jewish sites in Kansas has died in prison.