What’s the status of abortion bans across the country a month after Roe overturned?
More than one month has passed since the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion in striking down Roe v. Wade. Justice Samuel Alito said in his majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June that Roe was “egregiously wrong” from the start, and the issue of abortion rights should be returned to the states. After the ruling, trigger laws banning or severely restricting aborti
Read MoreReconciliation package includes $4B for western drought resilience
The reconciliation package slated for a congressional vote this weekend includes $4 billion in new funding for the drought pummeling the western U.S. The package, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, includes the new funding specifically for the Bureau of Reclamation to address the 22-year drought, the worst to hit the region since the year 800, according to a statement from Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Mark Kelly (D-Az.). “The Western United States is experiencing an unprecedented drought, and it is essential that we have the resour
Read MoreBA.5 becomes most prominent COVID strain in the U.S. – here are its symptoms
The new BA.5 COVID-19 variant has quickly become the most prominent strain of the virus in the U.S., accounting for almost 86 percent of cases, according to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The BA.5 omicron subvariant, first detected in South Africa, now dominates COVID-19 cases in every region of the country after initially spiking in the U.S. in June. BA.5 made up 85.5 percent of cases for the week ending on July 30, the CDC noted. BA.5 infections are associate
Read MoreEquilibrium/Sustainability — Oregonians mad homes labelled 'high risk' for wildfire
Angry reactions from homeowners have caused Oregon state officials to withdraw a map deeming 80,000 structures at high risk from fire, The Associated Press reported. The state map — which aimed to quantify where Oregon’s wildfire risk was highest for planning purposes — led to heated responses from some Oregonians, according to the AP. The proposed map came after September 2020 fires
Read MoreHow the battle over the Democrats' climate, tax and health bill will play out
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