Year: 2019
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Health
Study Links Air-Pollution Exposure to Violent Crime
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Researchers have found a correlation between exposure to air pollution and aggressive behavior or violent crime. The…
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Health
TN Medical Association Calls for Ban on Flavored Vape Products
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Gov. Bill Lee has yet to respond to medical professionals calling for a statewide emergency ban on…
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Health
More Tennesseans Screening Themselves for Depression
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – This is National Depression Screening Day, and mental health experts say that just as people might screen…
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Government
Lawsuit Challenges NC State Prisons’ Use of Solitary Confinement
RALEIGH, N.C. – Four plaintiffs and the ACLU of North Carolina have filed a class-action lawsuit in a Wake County…
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Health
NC Asthma Cases Prompt Push for Hyperlocal Air Monitoring
RALEIGH, N.C. – After spending decades treating people with severe asthma, a retired emergency room physician is calling for local…
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Community
NC Elementary School Unveils New Outdoor-Learning and Play Space
RALEIGH, N.C. – School administrators at one Wake County elementary school have teamed up with the American Heart Association, the…
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Health
NC Mother Testifies to EPA on Health Effects of Coal Ash
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – During a recent public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed loosening of coal-ash disposal regulations, Mooresville…
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Community
In Western NC, 60-Mile Corridor to Highlight Cherokee Cultural Sites
FRANKLIN, N.C. – After preserving a sacred Cherokee site in Franklin, known as the Nikwasi Mound, members of the Eastern…
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Health
PA to Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania is taking a major step forward in its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Gov. Tom…
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Government
Federal Court Green-lights Philly “Safe Consumption” Site
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A federal court ruling in favor of a Philadelphia “safe consumption” site is being hailed as a…
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