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Administration has sped through an industry-friendly rewrite of the National Environmental Policy Act groups claim..
NC Groups Challenge Trump Admin. Rewrite of Bedrock Environmental Law Nadia Ramlagan CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit arguing…
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Legislators Seek to Curb Rise in Maternal Deaths
RALEIGH, N.C. – The American Academy of Physicians and other groups are continuing to press Congress to pass two bills…
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State Court OKs Newly Redrawn Congressional Maps
RALEIGH, N.C. – Some good-government advocates say new congressional maps redrawn by state legislators still are partisan, despite the fact…
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NC Governor Urges Protection of Red Wolves
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – State officials are urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to work harder to save endangered red…
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Lawsuit Challenges NC State Prisons’ Use of Solitary Confinement
RALEIGH, N.C. – Four plaintiffs and the ACLU of North Carolina have filed a class-action lawsuit in a Wake County…
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EPA Begins Battle with States Over Auto-Emissions Standards
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Trump administration is challenging states’ authority to set their own car emissions standards. Last week, Environmental…
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NC’s Asian-American Community “On Edge” Amid Immigration Law Changes
RALEIGH, N.C. – Trepidation is rising in North Carolina’s Asian-American community amid recent changes to federal immigration law slated to…
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Congress Considers New Federal Rules Limiting Excessive Heat in Workplace
RALEIGH, N.C. – New rules being considered by Congress could help protect workers from dangerous heat. Co-sponsored by North Carolina…
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Eyes on NC State Court After SCOTUS Gerrymandering Decision
RALEIGH, N.C. – The fight for fair congressional maps continues at the state level, despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent…
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NC Senate Passes Bill Requiring Law Enforcement to Cooperate with ICE
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina legislators have passed House Bill 370, which, if enacted into law, would force county sheriffs…
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