November 16, 2020 – Amid predictions of a November Democratic election sweep, climate leaders in states including North Carolina, Arizona and Pennsylvania were hopeful they could finally pass legislation to bolster clean energy, cut emissions and limit fossil fuel development. But while President-elect Joe Biden found success at the top of the ticket, Democrats down […]
Alex Brown, Stateline
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As Businesses Reopen, Workplace Testing Is the ‘Wild West’
June 8, 2020 – Testing employees for the coronavirus as they come into work will be an important step in safely getting Americans back on the job. But employers have been left to their own devices as they navigate the public health and legal minefield of creating testing plans for the workplace. “It’s the Wild […]
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Lawmakers Open Groundwater Fight Against Bottled Water Companies
OLYMPIA, Wash. Feb. 12, 2020 — Washington state, land of sprawling rainforests and glacier-fed rivers, might soon become the first in the nation to ban water bottling companies from tapping spring-fed sources. The proposal is one of several efforts at the state and local level to fend off the fast-growing bottled water industry and protect […]