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Editorial Roundup: Illinois

Apr. 23, 2024 07:19 AM EDT

Arlington Heights Daily Herald. April 17, 2024. Editorial: For everyone’s safety With measles cases rising, IDPH’s check of unvaccinated students is the right call The Illinois Department of Health is asking schools to check records and get in...

Editorial Roundup: New York

Mar. 21, 2024 07:12 AM EDT

Albany Times Union. March 20, 2024. Editorial: Counties must fix a wrong they perpetuated Owners of foreclosed properties sold at a profit deserve to get the money they’re owed. A county in Minnesota took and sold Geraldine Tyler’s home for $40,000...

Mining company can't tap water needed for Okefenokee wildlife refuge, US says

Mar. 04, 2024 15:23 PM EST

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency is asserting legal rights to waters that feed the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge, setting up a new battle with a mining company seeking permits to withdraw more than 1.4 million gallons daily for a project that critics say could irreparably...

Proposed mine outside Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp nears approval despite environment damage concerns

Feb. 09, 2024 18:41 PM EST

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company's plan to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge neared final approval Friday as Georgia regulators released draft permits for the project, which opponents say could irreparably harm a natural treasure. ...