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Justice Altio announced he will not hear a major climate change case, Admitted child killer Lindsay Clancy returns to court after mistrial, and a new law for California car buyers starts on October the first.

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The Public News Service dailynewscast September the 29th, 2026.

I'm Mike Clifford.

A key conservative GOP Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito announced Monday he will not take part in a major climate change lawsuit scheduled to be heard next week by the Supreme Court.

The New York Times notes the one-sentence announcement from the clerk of the court provided no reason for the justice's recusal.

Yet Alito has faced pressure from environmental and court watchdog groups because he owns stock in two oil companies and Alito flew on the private jet of an investor in a company involved in the dispute.

The case could determine whether oil companies face billions of dollars in potential liability for damages from climate change.

They note it is the first matter scheduled to be argued before the court when the justices return on Monday following their annual summer break.

Meantime, attorneys for Lindsay Clancy are due back in court today to determine what happens next for the mother who admitted to killing her three children in 2023.

Yates, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity, remains institutionalized.

Dr. Sherry Dusan is a family therapist and former chair of the advisory board of the Yates Children Memorial Fund.

She says postpartum psychosis is rare and affects only one out of 1,000 mothers.

Usually postpartum psychosis happens right after delivery.

It sometimes is related to a postpartum depression that has gone untreated or has gotten complicated, but that is very unusual.

She says an emotional period called the baby blues is typical for a mother to experience for a couple of weeks after birth, but adds if the symptoms persist for too long, the new mom should be evaluated for postpartum depression.

I'm Frida Ross reporting.

And just in case you're thinking about buying a used car in California, it might be better to wait until Thursday, October the 1st.

That's when a host of new first in the nation consumer protections kick in.

The California Combating Auto Retail Scams, or CARS Act, will allow people who buy a car for less than $50,000 a three-day grace period to turn it in for a full refund, which must be paid back within 48 hours in most cases.

Will Bradley from Placer County says he bought a used Subaru for about $10,000 in 2024, only to find its undercarriage completely rusted out.

He says the dealership ghosted him, then cursed him out, then said he was stuck because he bought it as is.

Had I had this grace period, I would have had the opportunity to take this car back that was undrivably unsafe and rotting.

Bradley eventually got his money back after a long drawn-out lawsuit.

Now dealers will have to take the used car back and can only charge a restocking fee of $200 to $600.

I'm Suzanne Potter.

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Regenerative agriculture in South Dakota and across the U.S. can be profitable and also help reverse climate change.

That's according to a new study.

An ECTESIS Foundation study finds that soil at regenerative farms captures 39 percent more carbon than on traditional farms, which in turn leads to more biodiversity and healthier food.

Dr. Jonathan Lundgren, the foundation's executive director, says if food producers converted row cropping to regenerative practices in North America, It would capture and store one to two years of annual greenhouse gas emissions.

When you compare that to the next technological solution, the results of those other solutions are laughable compared to what our food system is capable of.

The study also finds crop yields on regenerative farms match national averages for traditional row crops, and the profit potential can be greater for these farms.

I'm Laura Hatch reporting.

Next, New York advocates want to limit plastic packaging for baby food.

A Greenpeace report finds around 11,000 microplastic particles in each Dan and Happy Baby organics pouch and an estimated 5,000 in a Nestle-Gerber organics pouch.

Despite widespread support, the state's Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act failed to make it out of committee.

Erica Serino with Plastic Pollution Coalition says passing bills like this are challenging because of the plastic-friendly political atmosphere.

Businesses are more encouraged to use plastic than other materials because of the price point.

Plastic is so heavily subsidized by specifically the U.S. government, but also other governments around the world.

And it is seen as kind of the default, easy, inexpensive option.

The bill calls for manufacturers to reduce plastic packaging by 30% over 12 years with the first 10% reduction required by 2027.

It also calls for a modest fee on packaging paid by product producers with the money going to local taxpayers.

I'm Edwin J. Viera.

Finally, an Indianapolis teacher is one of just three educators nationwide receiving a National Award for Excellence in Civics Education.

We get more now from our Joe Guillory.

Haley Dominguez teaches fifth grade science and social studies at Kitley Intermediate School.

She is the only Indiana recipient of the 2026 American Civic Education Teacher Award.

Dominguez brings civics to life with hands-on lessons, including a mock Congress that showed her students just how difficult passing a bill can be.

I found a way.

It was messy.

It was chaotic.

But the kids learned from it.

They're like, wow, so this is a very complicated process.

Dominguez divided students into a House and Senate.

They wrote bills, worked through committees and voted.

One proposed extra recess.

Another required their teacher, playing the president, to provide snacks every day.

Dominguez threatened to veto.

This story was produced with original reporting from Marilyn Odendall for the Indiana Citizen.

This is Mike Clifford for Public News Service.

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