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  • Grupos conservacionistas aplauden la medida de los federales para proteger los bosques antiguos

    Los grupos que luchan para proteger las tierras públicas elogian las medidas pioneras en su tipo para proteger los bosques antiguos en tierras del Servicio Forestal de EE. UU. La administración Biden propone modificar los 128 planes de gestión de tierras forestales para conservar y administrar los árboles antiguos,...
  • Conservation groups cheer feds’ move to protect old-growth forests

    Groups fighting to protect public lands are praising first-of-their-kind moves to protect old-growth forests on U.S. Forest Service land. The Biden administration is proposing to amend all 128 forest land management plans to conserve and steward old-growth trees, rather than managing them primarily for recreation and economic gain. Ben Blom,...
  • Federales consideran permitir apuestas sobre los resultados electorales

    Una propuesta que podría permitir apuestas sobre qué partido político controlara el Congreso está generando oposición entre grupos prodemocráticos y una coalición de senadores progresistas. La empresa neoyorquina Kalshi ha solicitado a Commodity Futures Trading Commission su autorización para ofrecer derivados sobre los llamados “contratos de eventos”, específicamente sobre el control...
  • Feds Consider Whether to Allow Betting on Election Outcomes

    A proposal to allow betting on which political party will control Congress is drawing opposition from pro-democracy groups and from a coalition of progressive senators. The New York trading company Kalshi has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for approval to offer derivatives trading on so-called “event contracts,” specifically, on control...
  • Feds OK Over-the-Counter Sales of Overdose-Reversing Drug

    As states across the US grapple with recent spikes in fatal overdoses tied to opioids. Now, a federal agency has taken what aid groups say is a big step in preventing such deaths. This week, the Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter sales of the nasal version of naloxone, which rapidly...
  • Los federales suavizan silenciosamente las restricciones sobre la inscripción en ACA

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – El gobierno federal ha cambiado discretamente una política que podría facilitar que algunos residentes se inscriban en un seguro médico. Anteriormente, los trabajadores tenían solo 60 días después de perder su cobertura médica basada en el trabajo para inscribirse en planes de mercado en healthcare.gov. Cheryl...
  • Feds Quietly Loosen Restrictions on ACA Enrollment

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The federal government has quietly changed a policy that could make it easier for some residents to sign up for health insurance. Previously, workers had only 60 days after losing their job-based health coverage to sign up for marketplace plans on healthcare.gov. Cheryl Fish-Parcham, director of...
  • Feds Comply with Order to Stop Deporting TPS Holders

    Suzanne Potter, Public News Service LOS ANGELES – A small but important victory this week for people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) who are fighting to stay in this country, after the federal government announced it will comply with a court order halting deportations until the lawsuit is done....
  • Drones and Fires

    Feds, Industry Move to Keep Drones Out of Fire Zones

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Saturday, firefighting planes had to halt operations for half an hour on the massive, deadly Sand Fire in Santa Clarita to track down a person flying a drone in the fire zone. On Monday, the federal government announced a program...
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