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Federal program poses another hurdle for airport


Federal program poses another hurdle for airport

It hardly seems fair that Central Nebraska Regional Airport on Grand Island receives federal funding to accommodate two airlines while Lincoln Airport struggles to attract a second airline to serve a far more populous city. But that’s exactly what’s happening under the federal Essential Air Service program, which provides financial support to all of Nebraska’s […]

Minnesota settles case over “misleading environmental advertising” related to “recycling” of plastic bags


Minnesota settles case over “misleading environmental advertising” related to “recycling” of plastic bags

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Walmart and Reynolds Consumer Products have agreed to stop selling certain plastic bags in Minnesota for two and a half years after the state’s Attorney General Keith Ellison argued in court that the companies falsely […]