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A bipartisan group of senators said it reached a deal on $550 billion in new spending on infrastructure.
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The spotted lanternfly, native to Asia, is spreading fast since arriving in the United States seven years ago. An entomologist…
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New research found that smoke from the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, carried high concentrations of lead. An environmental…
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