Articles from the May 31, 2018 edition
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Poll: More young people say politicians care what they think
NEW YORK (AP) — Don't tell 20-year-old Nestor Aguilera he can't effect change in politics. The Indiana University business major protested outside President Donald Trump's recent appearance in Aguilera's home of Elkhart, Indiana. And while he says h...
Trump remaking federal policy on women's reproductive health
WASHINGTON (AP) — Step by methodical step, the Trump administration is remaking government policy on reproductive health — moving to limit access to birth control and abortion and bolstering abstinence-only sex education. Social and religious con...
Yellowstone River to get new trails under oil spill deal
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — New trails, fishing sites and other recreational features will be built along Montana's Yellowstone River as compensation for damage from an Exxon Mobil Corp. pipeline spill, under a plan approved Wednesday by the governor. T...
Fed finds nationwide pickup in manufacturing activity
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve's latest survey of business conditions found manufacturing activity accelerating in many parts of the country in late April and early May, even as some businesses expressed concern about uncertainty caused by ris...
Exxon aims to boost production even with any climate rules
DALLAS (AP) — Exxon's CEO says the company can more than double its earnings by 2025 and will invest in new oil and gas production even if policymakers adopt rules to combat climate change. Darren Woods told shareholders Wednesday that technology l...
Arkansas governor commences new solar facility
STUTTGART, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Asa Hutchinson is ushering in a $100 million solar-power generation facility in eastern Arkansas. Hutchinson joined local leaders, Entergy Arkansas CEO Rick Riley and NextEra Energy Resources CEO Armando Pimentel on T...
Oil workers go on strike in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian oil workers have begun a 72-hour strike on the heels of a crippling nationwide truck drivers' strike that has started winding down after 10 days. The country's two main oil workers' unions say the strike was called t...
Many Republican mayors are advancing climate-friendly policies without saying so
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Leadership in addressing climate change in the United States has shifted away from Washington, D.C. Cities across the...
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