Valadao leads in House primary: With the vote partially counted, Rep. David Valadao, a Republican, had 34 percent of the vote in U.S. House District 22 in California’s Central Valley, followed by Democrat Rudy Salas, with 28 percent, and Republican Chris Mathys, with 22 percent. (California Secretary of State)
Noem to sign pipeline bills: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said she will sign three bills passed by the legislature that would strengthen landowner protections while also allowing a path forward for the $8 billion Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline. (South Dakota Searchlight)
Hottest February ever: Last month was the warmest February on record globally, with an average temperature 1.77 degrees C above preindustrial levels. It was the ninth month in a row to be the warmest on record for that respective month. (Copernicus)
‘I’d ban alternative proteins’: During a hearing on a bill to regulate the labeling of cultivated meat and plant-based meat alternatives, Iowa state Rep. Mike Sexton, a sheep farmer, said, “If it was up to me,” he would ban “fake meat” in Iowa. (Iowa Starting Line)
Smuggling bird intestines: Six New York City residents were charged with importing and distributing raw goose and duck intestines from China worth $147,000 for sale in an underground market. (Brooklyn Eagle)