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Opinion: Arizona's questionable use of water
Fri,07/28/23-10:12AM , 1,666 Reads 14,161 Statewide
There’s a place in Arizona called Butler Valley, close to the California state line. It’s worth a look because, as the state’s rivers and reservoirs are providing less water due to a drought, Butler Valley is growing thousands of acres of alfalfa hay — for dairy cows in Saudi Arabia.
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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards testifies as the Senate Budget holds a hearing to examine the fiscal consequences of climate change on infrastructure, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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US legislators turn to Louisiana for experience on climate change impacts to infrastructure
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Wed,07/26/23-8:01PM , 186 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — This summer — as blistering heat waves scorched the Southwest, wildfire smoke from Canada choked much of North America, a drought in the central U.S. devastated soybean and corn crops, and storms flooded parts of the Northeast — the perils of climate change weigh heavily across the country.
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Editorial Roundup: Louisiana
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Wed,07/26/23-5:20PM , 158 Reads
The Advocate. July 23, 2023.

Editorial: A long on-ramp required for new reading measure. Will schools be ready?

Reading, writing and arithmetic is the age-old agenda for young children in school. And there’s a reason reading comes first, as it’s the foundation for everything else.
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A McDonald's logo hangs outside of a location in Havertown, Pa., on April 26, 2022. A McDonald's franchise that controls 12 restaurants in metro New Orleans violated child labor laws affecting more than 70 minors, the U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday, July 25, 2023. The division also found similar violations at four McDonald's locations operated in Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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McDonald's franchise in Louisiana and Texas hired minors to work illegally, Labor Department finds
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Tue,07/25/23-7:21PM , 329 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A McDonald's franchise that controls 12 restaurants in metro New Orleans violated child labor laws and has hired more than 80 minors in two states, the U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday.
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