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“Wyoming Area labor issue apparently resolved - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader” plus 1 more

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“Wyoming Area labor issue apparently resolved - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader” plus 1 more Wyoming Area labor issue apparently resolved - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Posted: 29 Aug 2019 08:33 PM PDT A statement posted on the Wyoming Area School District website Thursday night indicated that an issue with the teachers union that threatened to lead to a work stoppage had been resolved. The upshot: classes should be held Tuesday. - EXETER — The teachers union for the Wyoming Area School District issued a media release Thursday announcing teachers "will be gathering outside of the Intermediate Center" on Tuesday rather than heading into the classroom, but the district later posted a statement on its website saying the problem had been resolved. The upshot: classes should be held Tuesday. The union had put the blame for the "work stoppage" squarely on the shoulder of the district and School Board," calling it a ...

Learn how changes to the Clean Water Act could hurt your region before it's too late - Popular Science

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Learn how changes to the Clean Water Act could hurt your region before it's too late - Popular Science Learn how changes to the Clean Water Act could hurt your region before it's too late - Popular Science Posted: 11 Apr 2019 12:00 AM PDT The Environmental Protection Agency has made moves to shrink national water protections for two years. In July 2017, the EPA and Army Corps formally proposed rescinding the Clean Water Rule; a proposal that has not yet been finalized. Then in February 2018, the agencies suspended the Clean Water Rule until February 2020. Now, it's go time: The administration is proposing revisions to the Clean Water Act, introduced in 1972 as a way to curb widespread pollution in United States waterways . The would-be replacement is rife with rollbacks that would affect every American. Lawmakers, scientists, and the general public have until April 15 to submit comments on the proposed changes, so w...