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The popular weedkiller, Dactha, has been removed from U.S. sales floors by the Environmental Protection Agency, which issued an "emergency suspension of DCPA, citing a serious risk to pregnant women and their unborn babies.
Rural places aren't cliche or boring and reporting on them shouldn't be either. If you're a rural reporter, you already know that part, but what can journalists from all walks of life do to make the diversity of rural Americans come to life for non-rural readers?  
One way struggling rural hospitals cut costs is by closing specialized services such as rural cancer care units, which are expensive to staff and run. As more country hospitals have shed cancer care treatment, rural residents face longer drives for treatment and poorer cancer outcomes.
Some states are using new ways to get younger people to return to or join rural communities and put down roots. The goal of each state's plan is to get previous rural residents to return and to attract new residents. To entice both groups, planners and policymakers have created platforms for conversations where younger people's ideas and voices are valued and used by decision-makers.
Flora and Fauna features excerpts of stories about all creatures big and small and all plants on land in the sea. Sometimes it's a deep sea dive, but other times it's finding out that some bees know how to karate chop ants.
A police chief who led the controversial raid on a Kansas community newspaper will face a charge of obstructing justice. Two prosecutors had been investigating the raid at the request of the state attorney general, and they released a report Monday outlining the police chief’s alleged misconduct.
Community news organizations that want to learn more about how to apply for newsroom positions available through Report for America can attend a virtual Zoom session on Thursday, Aug. 15. 
Part of the recipe for healthier, brighter and more prosocial children is as simple as taking them outside to play or for exploratory short walks. 
Federal firefighters can spend weeks away from home putting out devastating fires while barely making enough money to make ends meet. The mismatch between job demands and pay has caused some firefighters to leave the profession, but other firefighters have organized to change pay and benefits.

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