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New York’s Cannabis Rollout Stumbles, Leaves Entrepreneurs in Limbo

by American Public News

VICTOR, N.Y. — When Britni and Jayson Tantalo applied for a cannabis dispensary license in 2022, they believed their past convictions and business experience made them ideal candidates. Instead, they found themselves caught in a web of regulatory delays and legal challenges that have plagued New York’s fledgling marijuana industry. The Tantalos’ story highlights the […]

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A Decade of Feeling at Home in My Other Kitchen

by Julie M. Cohen

As Anna Stifano waited for her order, rich aromas permeated the aptly named restaurant. A regular customer of My Other Kitchen, she eagerly relayed why she has been returning again and again as the warm eatery celebrates its milestone 10th anniversary. “The service is great. People are friendly. They treat me like part of the family,” she said. As a second-generation restaurateur, owner, chef, and Belmont resident George Manetas knows all about making his customers feel like family. His father, John, is his right-hand man in the kitchen. Growing up, Manetas “dabbled in the kitchen with my father, mother …

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California Still Has No Plan to Phase Out Oil Refineries

by By Liza Gross

Gov. Gavin Newsom often touts California’s role as a global climate leader. Yet it’s hard to defend that claim as long as California remains one of the nation’s top oil-refining states, experts argued at a recent webinar calling for a phaseout of refineries. The state has made major strides implementing policies to support the transition […]

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Feds Contradict Scientific Research, Say the Salton Sea’s Exposed Lakebed Is Not a Significant Source of Pollution for Disadvantaged Communities

by By Sarah Hopkins

As the Salton Sea shrinks, a crisis deepens. The water levels of the 345-square-mile lake, located in an arid swath of agricultural land in Southern California’s Imperial County, have been receding for years, exposing the lakebed to strong winds that dry it, churn it to dust and drive the particles into surrounding communities. According to […]