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EPA Protesters: Years After BP Spill, Toxic Effects Continue
“Address the problems posed by landfills in our communities. Hazardous wastes cannot be disposed of at landfills that were not designed to handle hazardous wastes. For example, oil and chemical dispersant-laden wastes from cleanup in the Gulf Coast were disposed of in many non-hazardous waste landfills. These landfills are located in and near communities, often lower-income communities and communities of color. These wastes should be removed from these landfills that are not equipped to handle them and properly disposed of. Inactive landfills, such as those dumps or ponds used for coal ash, fly ash, and other mining and energy wastes,…
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Families Confront EPA’s Failure to Protect the Public
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Membership to Vote on Railroad Strike; Role of Wall St.
Mel Buer, contributor to The Real News Network, “It will ultimately be up to the union membership to decide if the deal negotiated by their leadership is satisfactory: the tentative agreement is to be sent back to members for review, with a vote later this month.”
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Economists Find Roughly 500,000 U.S. Adults Out of Labor Force from Covid-19 Illnesses
Economists Gopi Shah Goda and Evan Soltas estimate that roughly 500,000 U.S. adults are still out of the labor force due to past Covid-19 illnesses.
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Prominent Anti-Vaccine Doctor Under Indictment in Brazil
Dr. Flávio Cadegiani, a founding member of a prominent anti-vaccine, pro-ivermectin doctors’ group called Frontline Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC), is under indictment in Brazil.
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Activists Exposing “Forever Chemicals” Confronting EPA
One reason harmful chemical PFAS are manufactured in Brenda Hampton’s community is to make food packaging grease resistant for companies like McDonald’s. A chemical plant owned by a company called Daikin makes PFAS upriver from Lawrence County’s drinking water intake valve — and pollutes the water in the process.
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Biden’s “Anti Hate” Agenda Perpetuates “Harmful Counterterrorism Framework” that “Furthered White Supremacy”
On Thursday, President Biden is scheduled to give a talk at the “United We Stand” summit which he is hosting. But dozens of groups have just released a letter criticizing the Countering Violent Extremism program, writing that they are “deeply concerned that the United We Stand summit will continue or expand the harmful counterterrorism framework and initiatives that have furthered white supremacy.”
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Military Victims of the Red Hill Water Crisis to Join Others at EPA Protests
U.S. Army Major Amanda Feindt’s entire family has experienced adverse medical effects from fuel-tainted water. Now, she is involved with SAFE — Scientists, Activists, and Families for Cancer-Free Environments, which has announced a protest at EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 20. The demonstration will feature families, firefighters, and military members from around the country who have been sickened by a host of environmental toxins.
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Mississippi Water Crisis Highlights Infrastructure Needs Proposed in WATER Act
Mary Grant, Water Program Director for Food & Water Watch, said today: “Congress must pass the WATER Act to fully fund our water and wastewater systems nationwide, and mitigate the burden on communities already struggling with unaffordable water bills. The federal government must restore its commitment to safe water and provide water justice to communities across the country. Every person needs and deserves water that is safe to drink, cook with and bathe in.”
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Behind the Severe Drop in Life Expectancy in the U.S.
The average life expectancy in the United States fell again in 2021, leading to what the New York Times called the “sharpest two-year decline in nearly 100 years”. Jim Kahn at Health Justice Monitor says that single payer would have made a “huge difference… What’s the role of health insurance? The [New York Times] doesn’t say. But insurance is a prime culprit.”
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