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Greenland leaders call planned visit by US officials a 'provocation' as Trump talks of takeover; L.A. County has cut homelessness, but wildfires impede progress; Maryland doubles down on clean energy, despite Trump policies; Doula access in Ohio at risk in Nursing Board certification controversy.

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The Public News Service Monday afternoon update, I'm Mike Clifford.

Relations between Greenland and the U.S. sank further on Sunday as the Greenlandic Prime Minister erupted over what he called a "highly aggressive delegation of senior officials" the Trump administration said it was sent to the island this week.

That for the New York Times.

They report the Second Lady, Usha Vance, and Michael Walz, the National Security Advisor, are among the officials headed to the island, which is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, where President Trump has vowed to make it part of the United States one way or the other.

Meantime, the Los Angeles wildfires displaced thousands of people, including some who had dug themselves out of homelessness.

That's according to reporting from KFF Health News.

A sober living home was destroyed in Altadena, upending about 50 residents' lives once again.

Sarah Hopmeyer with Union Station Homeless Services says millions in donations poured in to help fire victims, but Californians must remember those who were struggling even before the firestorm.

We cannot forget the thousands of people who were experiencing homelessness prior to the wildfires and still are.

So we need to make sure that they are not deprioritized for services or financial assistance in the midst of the city and the county's recovery efforts.

The city, county, and state have put billions toward combating the homelessness epidemic over the past few years.

I'm Suzanne Potter.

Governor Newsom warns the state budget will be very tight this year, especially with threats from the Trump administration to cut funding for Medicaid.

And as President Donald Trump rolls back clean energy initiatives at the federal level, states like Maryland are pushing ahead with their own energy transitions.

Legislation moving through the Maryland General Assembly includes a bill to codify Governor Wes Moore's campaign pledge to transition the state to 100 percent clean energy by 2035.

Another bill, known as the Abundant Affordable Clean Energy Act, would expand battery storage to the regional grid.

Rebecca Rear with the Maryland League of Conservation Voters says clean energy investments can also help the economy and combat rising energy costs.

We can create a model of economic growth and clean energy adoption that other states can follow.

We can really lead here, especially in the face of federal rollbacks.

You can have economic growth and a growth of the clean energy industry here in Maryland at the same time.

These go hand in glove.

Energy costs for many Maryland households have gone up 50 percent for gas and 30 percent for electricity.

I'm Simone Perez.

More than 60,000 births in Ohio each year are covered by Medicaid.

Research shows having a doula can lower risk for both moms and babies, but only 132 doulas statewide are certified to receive Medicaid payments.

Dr. Marie McCausland chairs the doula advisory group, and she contends the certification process has been anything but collaborative.

Day one, the first meeting, they already had almost all the rules written.

They sent it to us, and we were supposed to start there versus any sort of collaborative writing of the rules.

She says to meet the demand in Ohio, about 3,000 doulas need to be certified.

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Next up, the Trump administration's rollback of clean energy progress in climate science is also seeing a strong response from Pennsylvania.

We get the story from our Daniel Smith.

Governor Josh Shapiro has already sued the Trump administration, leading to the release of $2 billion in federal aid.

Now Shapiro is pushing ahead with a six-part proposal to expand clean energy projects.

Molly Parzen with Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania says despite Trump's efforts to stall progress on clean energy and fighting climate change, the Shapiro plan should boost Pennsylvania's economy.

Governor Shapiro has been really leading on this.

He's proposed an ambitious, what he's calling a lightning plan.

This plan has a bunch of component parts, many of which would boost clean energy production, cutting through permitting obstacles, enabling rural communities to share clean energy resources.

But critics of the lightning plan say it could sustain or even increase fossil fuel production in the state.

And a Michigan nonprofit is among the groups raising concerns about a potential conflict of interest between President Donald Trump and the controversial Line 5 tunnel project.

President Trump's National Energy Emergency Order has fast-tracked over 600 projects, including Enbridge's Line 5 tunnel, for quicker approval.

According to records from the Federal Election Commission, Trump's campaign last year received more than $1 million in donations from Tim Barnard, CEO of the project's contractor, Barnard Construction.

Levi Teitel with Progress Michigan says this is problematic.

We're drawing attention to this potential conflict of interest and what it could mean for the integrity of the Great Lakes and also for our government.

Enbridge has responded in a statement saying in part it hired Barnard Construction Company Inc. and Civil and Building North America Inc. in 2023 during the Biden administration, Crystal Blair reporting.

Finally, high school seniors will soon be counting down the days until graduation.

In Minnesota, students from future graduating classes could get a special credential.

A legislative committee today takes up a bill that would create a civic SEAL program, as nearly a dozen other states have.

Minnesota has already bolstered its civic education requirements, but bill supporters say this goes further by adding the SEAL to diplomas of students who show real interest in civic engagement.

Wisenda High School junior Aisha Vibankar says that's a hard thing to do in a hostile political environment.

We have a big fear of being wrong or people having different opinions from us and people my age tend to shy away from the conversations that are hard.

The bill has bipartisan support.

I'm Mike Moen.

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