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In this edition: George W. Bush announces a new push for veterans, studies suggest a troubling link, and one state deals with two coal-ash spills.
Former President George W. Bush speaks during an event, May 15, 2012, in Washington, DC.
Former President George W. Bush speaks during an event, May 15, 2012, in Washington, DC.

Last week at his "Empowering our Nation's Warriors" summit, Bush said he was planning to release one of the "most comprehensive studies ever conducted of post-9/11 veterans.” Read more here.

While studies show an association between anti-gay bias and death, they do not show that bias causes death, the authors point out. You can find out more here.

The spills in Eden come a month after 300,000 residents in West Virginia were left without clean water following a spill on the Elk River. For a map on other spills across the country and their impact in communities, click here.