National (U.S.)

"Ocasio-Cortez: No ‘Middle Ground’ On Fighting Climate Change"

"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders rallied support for the Green New Deal on Monday night, with the New York congresswoman saying there should be “no middle ground” when it comes to climate change and the Vermont senator calling for a political revolution."

Source: AP, 05/14/2019

$2 Billion Verdict Against Monsanto Is 3rd to Find Roundup Caused Cancer

"A jury in Oakland, Calif., ordered Monsanto on Monday to pay a couple more than $2 billion in damages after finding that its Roundup weed killer caused their cancer — the third jury to conclude that the company failed to warn consumers of its flagship product’s dangers."

Source: NY Times, 05/14/2019

"Biden’s 2020 Rivals Attack Him From the Left on Climate Change"

"Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s 2020 rivals and a group of progressive environmental organizations are attacking him as being weak on climate change, a sign of the central role global warming is shaping up to play as an issue in the Democratic primary."

Source: NY Times, 05/13/2019

Trump Admin Following Most Of Manufacturing Group's "Wish List"

"Early in President Trump’s term, a powerful group of manufacturers delivered to his deputies a “wish list” of regulations they wanted rewritten. Two years later, the Trump administration appears to have largely followed through on those requests, according to a new report."

Source: Washington Post, 05/10/2019

"Bipartisan Agreement in House Would Extend Flood Insurance"

"The two top lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee reached an agreement to extend the National Flood Insurance Program another four months, the 11th short-term extension of this financially troubled program in less than two years."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/10/2019

"Internal Documents Show 3M Hid PFAS Dangers For Decades"

"A 3M environmental specialist, in a scathing resignation letter, accused company officials of being 'unethical' and more 'concerned with markets, legal defensibility and image over environmental safety' when it came to PFAS, the emerging contaminant causing a potential crisis throughout Michigan and the country."

Source: Detroit Free Press, 05/10/2019

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