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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 at the U.N. climate talks in Egypt, a spokesperson said late…
By JIM SALTER - Associated Press
FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri school board decided Tuesday to shut down a grade school that sits near a contaminated creek after a study funded by law firms involved…
By JIM SALTER - Associated Press
FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — Radioactive waste in a creek that meanders through part of suburban St. Louis has long been suspected of causing rare cancers and other health…
BY DREW COSTLEY - AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court Thursday against chemical manufacturer Velsicol Chemical, LLC, claiming it violated…
By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is beginning its new term, welcoming the public back to the courtroom and hearing arguments for the first time…
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — With public confidence diminished and justices sparring openly over the institution's legitimacy, the Supreme Court on Monday will…
By JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it will continue providing live audio broadcasts of arguments in cases, even as it welcomes the public back to its courtroom…
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana judge has thrown out air quality permits for a Taiwanese company’s planned $9.4 billion plastics complex between New Orleans and…
By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday over its refusal to regulate some older coal ash…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Andrea Marpillero-Colomina, The New School(THE CONVERSATION) Each weekday, more than half of the K-12 students…