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TRUMP’S EPA KEEPS BRAIN-DAMAGING PESTICIDE IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
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“Chlorpyrifos is linked to learning disabilities in children and unsafe to farmworkers”
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the brain-damaging pesticide chlorpyrifos can still be used on food, although mainstream science says this pesticide is unsafe for children and farmworkers. This decision meets the deadline ordered by the 9th...
E.P.A. Plans to Curtail the Ability of Communities to Oppose Pollution Permits
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WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to weaken rules that for the past quarter-century have given communities a voice in deciding how much pollution may legally be released by nearby power plants and factories. The changes would eliminate the ability of individuals or...
EPA's air pollution chief to step down amid ethics probe
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The former utility lobbyist who has led many of President Donald Trump’s major deregulatory efforts is stepping down from the Environmental Protection Agency, a move that comes after POLITICO's reporting on his connections to the industry. House Democrats began an investigation in April into...
Supreme Court limits access to government records in loss for Argus Leader, part of the USA TODAY Network
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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court limited public and media access to government records Monday by expanding a federal law's definition of what can be deemed confidential. At issue was whether confidentiality, as used in a section of the Freedom of Information Act, means anything intended to be...
Man Remembers It Summer Solstice After Noticing Group Of Pagans Fucking In Ring Of Fire On Way To Work
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TULSA, OK—Saying he had almost completely forgotten the longest day of the year was approaching, local resident Phil Garrison suddenly remembered it was the summer solstice Friday after noticing a group of pagans fucking in a ring of fire while walking to work. “Honestly, I hadn’t even thought...
Judge may shut down Twitter fight against surveillance secrecy
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Twitter’s legal campaign to disclose more information about surveillance requests it receives from the federal government appears to be running aground after a federal judge signaled that she is prepared to dismiss the nearly five-year-old lawsuit. In 2017, U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne...
Rare Miami forest poised to be bulldozed for Walmart development
Via: Ender • Environment/Climate • 3 Comments • 7 years ago
A rare forest in Florida that is home to more than 20 endangered species of animals and plants is poised to be transformed into a Walmart-anchored shopping center after activists recently lost a legal battle to save the land from corporate development, the Miami Herald reports. According to the...
Trump supporters line up 42 hours early for Orlando campaign rally
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ORLANDO, Fla. - With tents, sleeping bags and coolers of water in tow, Donald Trump supports began lining up for Tuesday's campaign rally in Orlando, nearly two full days before the event. Outside the Amway Center, where President Trump will officially kick off his 2020 re-election bid at 8...
Big businesses paying even less than expected under GOP tax law
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“Though profits remain up and the economy is strong, total corporate taxes are at the lowest levels seen in more than 50 years.”
Federal tax payments by big businesses are falling much faster than anticipated in the wake of Republicans’ tax cuts, providing ammunition to Democrats who are calling for corporate tax increases. The U.S. Treasury saw a 31 percent drop in corporate tax revenues last year, almost twice the...
Trump judicial nominee withdraws amid GOP opposition
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Michael Bogren, a Trump judicial nominee, is withdrawing from consideration amid a Republican backlash, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Bogren, who was nominated to the District Court for the Western District of Michigan, faced growing opposition from Republican senators....