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Under Shaw’s leadership, the school board in Chino Valley Unified, located in San Bernardino County, also approved a policy that permits parents to challenge books in school libraries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

They last approved an increase in 2024, when the utility had requested a 13.6% bump for most customers and got 8%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

A south London incineration company has been granted permission to process tens of thousands of extra tonnes of rubbish each year after the Environment Agency approved a permit variation.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

"Dial-a-Dump" founder Malouf spent seven years trying to get a similar waste-to-energy incinerator approved in Sydney before it was rejected as a risk to human health in 2018.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Nobody approved of the party, but knowing what the family was up against, they weren’t about to make it worse for us by not coming.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns