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Asbestos Clinic Forced To Close In Montana Town Where Thousands Sickened

"BILLINGS, Mont. — An asbestos screening clinic in a small Montana town where thousands have been sickened by toxic dust from a nearby mine has been abruptly shuttered by authorities following a court order to seize the clinic’s assets to pay off a judgment to the railroad BNSF."

Source: AP, 05/09/2025

"Congress Counters Trump With Massive FEMA Restructuring Plan"

"A bipartisan group of House members is drafting a sweeping bill to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency — and in some cases expand its services — in an effort to head off President Donald Trump’s threats to shrink or abolish the agency."

Source: E&E News, 05/09/2025

"Pope: Climate Change Impacts Poorest And Requires Global Cooperation"

"Speaking on the deteriorating environmental crisis facing the world, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America and Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, stressed it is time to move “from words to action.” He said the answer to this challenge must be based on the Social Doctrine of the Church."

Source: Vatican News, 05/09/2025

"House GOPers Push To Sell 100,000s Of Acres Of Public Lands In The West

"House Republicans added a provision to their sweeping tax cut package authorizing sales of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah, prompting outrage from Democrats and environmentalists who called it a betrayal that could lead to drilling, mining and logging in sensitive areas."

Source: AP, 05/08/2025

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