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Lab-grown meat faces mounting resistance as federal lawmakers push restrictions

Lab-grown meat is not currently sold in U.S. grocery stores or restaurants, and some state lawmakers are working to keep it that way. Florida and Arizona have enacted laws banning the sale of cultured meat and seafood, and Iowa has banned their purchase in schools. Lab-grown chicken was approved for sale in the United States […]

California lawmakers move closer to banning multiuse plastic bags

Both chambers of the California legislature voted in favor of legislation last week that would ban grocery stores and other retailers from giving multiuse plastic bags to customers. Under the legislation, stores would still be able to offer paper bags or plastic bags that are made of at least 50% post-consumer recycled materials and for […]

California lawmakers vote to ban ‘reusable’ plastic bags from grocery stores

California lawmakers voted to phase out reusable plastic bags after banning single-use bags failed to reduce plastic pollution. “California’s original plastic bag ban did not work as planned, and unfortunately, since it was enacted, the state’s plastic bag waste has increased dramatically,” said Sen. Katherine Breakspear, the bill’s author., In a statement. “California must do […]

China’s threats loom large as House lawmakers meet Taiwan’s new president

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House lawmakers visit Taiwan as China warns US to stay out

Taipei, Taiwan A delegation of House members is visiting Taiwan this week to meet with newly elected lawmakers, despite China warning them not to intervene in the island and stepping up military exercises around the island. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) is leading the multi-day diplomatic trip, which comes a week after […]

Black teacher shortage worrying lawmakers

(The Center Square) — Though it’s unclear how much education funding will flow from budget negotiations, House Democrats say it’s important to develop a pipeline for Black educators in Pennsylvania. During a policy committee hearing with the legislative Black caucus on Thursday, legislators heard from educators on what teaching can accomplish and what worrying trends […]

In message to Russia, Chilean lawmakers meet in Antarctica to underline territorial claims

Chilean defense officials convened a meeting in Antarctica on Thursday to bolster their territorial claims there amid rising tensions over Russian polar exercises. Members of Chile’s parliamentary defense committee flew to the desolate airbase for a meeting they called an assertion of national sovereignty. An unusually cold autumn has hit parts of South America, with […]