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Cities With the Most Physically Demanding Jobs
The COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for the largest wave of job losses since the Great Depression. The mass layoffs caused by social distancing regulations have brought new meaning to the term "...
Nov 13, 2020
States with the most snow-related driving fatalities
Travel has been severely impacted by COVID-19. As the holiday season approaches, those who do plan a trip will likely take to the roads rather than the air, in part, to avoid crowds of people. Even th...
Nov 12, 2020
Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent
JUNE 12, 2023, UPDATE: HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Youth plaintiffs say warming temperatures are harming their health and threatening their futures as a closely-watched climate trial kicks in Montana. But a ...
Jody Heemstra Jun 12, 2023 Clyde Robinson / CC
USMEF Conference Concludes with Focus on Korea, Officer Elections
The U.S. Meat Export Federation Strategic Planning Conference and Board of Directors Meeting, held Nov. 10-12, 2021, in Carlsbad, Calif., wrapped up with a session focused on U.S. red meat's remarkabl...
Jody Heemstra Nov 17, 2021
Tribal activists reject the Nevada mine Biden hails as a key to clean energy
OROVADA, Nevada (AP) - A huge lithium mine under construction in northern Nevada is at the center of a dispute over President Joe Biden's clean energy agenda. The administration says the mine will pro...
Jody Heemstra Jun 20, 2023 U.S. Department of Energy
Latin American Delegation Experience South Dakota Ethanol Supply Chain
OCTOBER 27, 2023: The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council hosted a tour last week (Oct. 19, 2023) to show stakeholders from C...
Jody Heemstra Oct 28, 2023
Biden administration is slow to act as millions are booted off Medicaid, advocates say
WASHINGTON (AP) - Error-ridden state reviews have purged millions of the poorest Americans from the Medicaid program in recent months. Poverty experts are questioning if the Biden administration is do...
Jody Heemstra Nov 14, 2023 Free Dental Photos / CC
Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
DECEMBER 2023: WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden pardoned thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia, the Whi...
Jody Heemstra Dec 23, 2023 jlhervàs / CC
Western Legacy Development Corporation receives positive response from public meetings
JULY 19, 2022: The CEO of Western Legacy Development Corporation says they received a warm welcome during public information meetings held recently in Wall (June 30, 2022) and Rapid City (July 11, 202...
Jody Heemstra Jul 19, 2022
Wheat organizations welcome reopening of US-Mexico border rail crossings
DECEMBER 22, 2023: U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers are pleased that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency reopened rail crossings in El Paso and Eagle Point...
Jody Heemstra Dec 22, 2023 Izumi LaCorte / Unsplash