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Biden administration restores blanket protections for threatened species

The administration is tightening environmental rules that were loosened under Trump, but environmental groups say much more work still needs to be done.

Canada school boards sue social platforms for disrupting education

Educators claim the apps are straining schools' resources, in part because students need more mental health programming.

Senate Democrats urge DOJ to double down on voting access in prisons

The White House has required federal agencies to provide incarcerated people with information on voter eligibility and to help them register to vote, but lawmakers say the government could be doing even more.

More than half of Colorado River’s water used for agriculture: Study

And nearly two-thirds of that water goes toward crops that feed cattle.

Legislation approved by Congress last year will shave $10B off federal deficit, Budget Office forecasts

Washington’s independent budget auditors said a bipartisan bill that hiked the federal debt ceiling will help slash spending deficits over the next decade.

‘Just staggering’: UN says households waste 1 billion meals a day

The biggest culprits were households, which accounted for 60% — some 631 million metric tons — of wasted food.

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