"State Cutbacks, Recalcitrance Hinder Clean Air Act Enforcement"
"Federal law that underpins Obama's Clean Power Plan is unevenly enforced by states with shrinking staffs, polluter-friendly policies".
Source: Ctr for Public Integrity, 10/11/2016
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"As Tensions Rise, Tribes Protesting Pipeline Dig In: ‘We’re Staying’"
"Ranchers are arming themselves before they climb onto tractors or see to their livestock. Surveillance helicopters buzz low through the prairie skies. Native Americans fighting to prevent an oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation are handing out thick blankets and coats and are building maple-pole shelters that can withstand North Dakota’s bitter winter."
Source: NY Times, 10/11/2016
LCV To Spend At Least $40 Million This Election, Shattering Past Records
"The League of Conservation Voters will spend at least $40 million this election, according to its president, Gene Karpinski, a record-setting amount for the group that underscores the extent to which liberal groups are working to buttress Democrats’ campaigns this year."
Source: Wash Post, 10/11/2016
"Climate Change Blamed for Half of Increased Forest Fire Danger"
"Forest fires are burning longer and stronger across the western United States, lighting up the landscape with alarming frequency. Residents are forced to flee, homes are incinerated, wildlife habitats are destroyed, lives are lost. Last year, the Forest Service spent more than half its annual budget fighting fires."
Source: NY Times, 10/11/2016
"Coke and Pepsi Give Millions to Public Health, Then Lobby Against It"
"The beverage giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have given millions of dollars to nearly 100 prominent health groups in recent years, while simultaneously spending millions to defeat public health legislation that would reduce Americans’ soda intake, according to public health researchers."
Source: NY Times, 10/11/2016
"After Hurricane, Chaos Lingers In Water-Logged N. Carolina"
"LUMBERTON, N.C. -- With floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew on the rise, at least one North Carolina city appeared near chaos Monday, its police station shuttered and sporadic gunfire in the air, and authorities worried that more communities could end up the same way."
Source: AP, 10/11/2016
"Environmental Disaster Feared From NC Floods"
"(MSNBC Video) Rachel Maddow reports on devastating and deadly flooding in North Carolina following Hurricane Matthew and notes concerns by environmentalists and flooded rivers that wash through farms and coal ash sites could spread toxins through miles of waterways."
Source: MSNBC, 10/11/2016
Can a President Really Rewrite the First Amendment?: A Look at Campaign Threats and their Potential Impact on the Media
At the National Press Club in DC, a panel of lawyers and journalists will examine the potential impact the 2016 campaign’s rhetoric could have on the news media, including: access issues and policies of different administrations and campaigns; the historical and legal underpinnings of First Amendment protections against lawsuits brought by public officials and public figures; and the impact a changed Supreme Court could have on those protections.
Environmental Justice For Indigenous People In Canada’s Chemical Valley
"Home is both refuge and prison for citizens of Canada’s Chemical Valley."
Source: EHN, 10/10/2016
Big Soda Sponsored 96 Health Groups — A Big Conflict Of Interest: Study
"Nearly 100 national health and medical groups — including the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — enjoy sponsorships by Coca-Cola Co. or PepsiCo, according to a new study by two Boston University researchers."
Source: Wash Post, 10/10/2016
