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New study shows 50% coral decline on Great Barrier Reef

From the Wire October 14, 2020

‘No Time to Lose’ “We expect this decline to continue,” predicted one of the study’s authors, who said that unless urgent climate action is taken, “the reef will be unrecognizable.” by Brett Wilkins, staff writer Wednesday,…

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The film— entitled "Message from the Future II: The Years of Repair"— is a sequel to last year's "A Message from the Future with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez" and runs with the idea that the year 2020 became an "historic turning point" for the world, one in which "the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and global uprisings against racism drive us to build back a better society in which no one is sacrificed, and everyone is essential." (Image: The Leap/The Intercept/Illustration by Moll Crabapple)

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Montana judge rules Trump’s illegal land manager’s decisions are invalid. ‘The Pendley Fire’
Meteor Staff 2020-10-19
Illegal, unconfirmed acting official charade has consequences. Meteor staff Monday, October 19, 2020 Late last Friday, federal district judge Brian...
Promise or peril? Importing hydropower to fuel clean energy transition
From the Wire 2020-10-19
U.S. states hope to tap Canada’s network of large dams to meet low-carbon goals, but do better options exist closer...
Amid US sanctions, Venezuelan oil tanker at risk of spilling 1.3 million barrels and devastating Caribbean ecosystems
Mac England 2020-10-19
This is five times the Exxon Valdez spill off the coast of Alaska. "The Caribbean Sea would never be the...
Oil giant refreezing rapidly melting permafrost to keep arctic drilling alive
From the Wire 2020-10-19
The effort represented such "mindless idiocy" for many that 350.org ran a "help us out with this caption" contest in...
Critics say deregulatory rush shows even if defeated the Trump White House willing to ‘Scorch the earth before they go’
From the Wire 2020-10-18
From bomb trains to biometrics to workers' rights, the administration is pushing for last-minute rollbacks that could prove hard for...
Exposure to man-made chemicals influences genes controlling aging, immune system and metabolism
From the Wire 2020-10-18
Most genes in the human body can be disrupted by man-made chemicals.  Göran Andersson/Getty Images by  Alexander Suvorov, University of...

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Getting the lead out
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by Wade Rathke September 29, 2020 New Orleans   We have to take progress where we can get it in...
New report details flooding/contamination risks at uranium mine near Grand Canyon
Meteor Staff 2020-05-01
April 28, 2020 Flagstaff, Ariz.    The Grand Canyon Trust reports serious problems at the Canyon Mine uranium mine south of...
Climate change threatens drinking water quality across the Great Lakes
From the Wire 2020-04-30
Harmful algal bloom in Lake Erie, Sept. 4, 2009. NOAA/Flickr by  Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI and Joseph D. Ortiz, Kent State...
Pandemic shines a light on critical water issues — 40% of the Navajo Nation lacks running water, will Congress fund solutions?
From the Wire 2020-04-19
Clean water is essential during the COVID-19 health crisis, but so far Congress hasn’t directed funds to help water utilities...
Emerging climate-fueled megadrought in Western US may rival any over past 1,200 years
From the Wire 2020-04-17
Source: the journal Science "We now have enough observations of current drought and tree-ring records of past drought to say...
Court approves settlement requiring EPA rules on most dangerous chemical spills
Meteor Staff 2020-03-14
Saturday, March 14 The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York approved a consent decree between the...

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ANOTHER HATED SYMBOL There are some edifices the Trump administration is perfectly willing to topple. By Khalil Bendib | July 1, 2020
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Why do nonwhite Georgia voters have to wait in line for hours?
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New eyewitness accounts: Feds didn’t identify themselves before opening fire on Portland antifa suspect
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Local law enforcement officers deputized as U.S. Marshals have given conflicting accounts of the shooting. Witnesses say they heard no...
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Inside the utility company lobbying blitz that will hike electric bills
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Democrats who campaigned against Virginia’s largest public utility, Dominion Energy, swept into office. Then the company’s lobbying efforts kicked into...
Debt collectors have made a fortune this year. Now they’re coming for more.
From the Wire
After a pause for the pandemic, debt buyers are back in the courts, suing debtors by the thousands. by Paul...
The Kushners’ Freddie Mac loan wasn’t just massive, it came with unusually good terms, too.
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Despite a history of underperforming properties, Kushner Companies received a near-record sum from a government-backed lender. Should it default, taxpayers...
Veteran, War Hero, Defendant, Troll
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A ban from Facebook has apparently done little to slow Brian Kolfage, charged last month for defrauding thousands in a...
The Obama Justice Department had a plan to hold police accountable for abuses. The Trump DOJ has undermined it.
From the Wire
The Trump administration has not aggressively enforced existing agreements to monitor abusive law enforcement agencies, emboldening them to fight reforms....
A real vaccine before the election? It’d take a miracle.
From the Wire
There is a small chance that Pfizer’s vaccine trial will yield results by Nov. 3. But it could still take...
The Federal Government promised Native American students computers and internet. Many are still waiting.
From the Wire
Native American students in BIE operated schools were forced to start the school year without adequate technology, sometimes sharing a...
Foreign Masks, Fear and a Fake Certification: Staff at CSL Plasma Say Conditions at Donation Centers Aren’t Safe
From the Wire
Trump’s FDA authorized emergency use of plasma therapy for COVID-19, despite a lack of proof that it saves lives. Staff...
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ‘advocate for equality and reason,’ dead at 87
From the Wire
On her deathbed, she told her granddaughter: "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a...
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.
From the Wire
California may be a global leader on combating climate change, but state regulators have allowed companies like Chevron to make...
ICE deported a woman who accused guards of sexual assault while the Feds were still investigating the incident
From the Wire
The DHS and DOJ inspectors general are investigating allegations that ICE guards assaulted detainees in camera blind spots. DHS instructed...
No Democrats allowed: a conservative lawyer holds secret voter fraud meetings with state election officials
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Heritage Foundation’s Hans von Spakovsky, whose work about voting fraud has been discredited, has been conducting private meetings for Republicans...
Climate change will force a New American Migration
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Wildfires rage in the West. Hurricanes batter the East. Droughts and floods wreak damage throughout the nation. Life has become...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission confirms a pattern of age discrimination at IBM
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A sweeping decision by the EEOC could cost the tech giant millions in settlements or make it the target of...
A refining plant in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. New research indicates that industrial air pollution may explain the disproportionate rate of coronavirus deaths in West Baton Rouge and other parishes in the state’s chemical corridor. (Patrick Dennis/The Times-Picayune and The Advocate)
New research shows disproportionate rate of coronavirus deaths in polluted areas
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The type of pollution emitted by many chemical plants in Louisiana's industrial corridor is correlated with increased coronavirus deaths, according...
Rick Perry’s Ukrainian Dream
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Montana judge rules Trump’s illegal land manager’s decisions are invalid. ‘The Pendley Fire’
Meteor Staff
Illegal, unconfirmed acting official charade has consequences. Meteor staff Monday, October 19, 2020 Late last Friday, federal district judge Brian...
Amid US sanctions, Venezuelan oil tanker at risk of spilling 1.3 million barrels and devastating Caribbean ecosystems
Mac England
This is five times the Exxon Valdez spill off the coast of Alaska. "The Caribbean Sea would never be the...
As pandemic surges in US, Trump says ‘People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots’
From the Wire
"People are tired of a science-denying president that has allowed over 218,000 people to die from Covid," responded Rep. Mark...
Oil giant refreezing rapidly melting permafrost to keep arctic drilling alive
From the Wire
The effort represented such "mindless idiocy" for many that 350.org ran a "help us out with this caption" contest in...
Judge strikes down Trump effort to slash food stamps for 700,000 Americans
From the Wire
Victory for 'Basic Human Decency' "There's a lot of competition for Vilest Policy Ever, but slashing food stamps during a...
Police stockpile ‘less-lethal’ munitions
From the Wire
Caught off guard, agencies place emergency orders for riot gear By Chris Halsne and Sasha Fernandez / IRW Friday, October...
Lindsey Graham openly violates committee rules to schedule vote on Barrett nomination
From the Wire
'This Is Unprecedented' "Senator Graham just further proved the illegitimacy of this sham process by again breaking the rules to...
Most home health aides ‘Can’t afford not to work’ — Even when lacking PPE
From the Wire
Home health aides flattened the curve by keeping the most vulnerable patients — seniors, the disabled, the infirm — out...
Inside the fall of the CDC
From the Wire
How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation...
Sergio Escobar, and his sister, Mariana Escobar, join about 100 other protesters during a Harley Rouda rally against changes to the United States Postal Service in Newport Beach, California, on August 18, 2020. The event was organized by Indivisible OC. (Photo: Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register)
US Postal Service agrees to reverse changes that slowed mail nationwide
From the Wire
"We are ensuring mail services will be immediately restored," said Montana's Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock. by Kenny Stancil, staff writer...
Over 5 million Americans disenfranchised in 2020 election due to felony convictions
From the Wire
Black and Latinx people are disproportionately affected by disenfranchisement laws, which are still in effect in most U.S. states. by...
NOAA says September hottest on record
From the Wire
"We've broken the climate system. We are in a climate emergency." by Kenny Stancil, staff writer Wednesday, October 14 [caption...
Farmers and meatpackers are teaming up
From the Wire
During the pandemic and recession, farmers are realizing they have more in common with immigrant meatpackers than agribusiness CEOs. by...
Disney fires 28,000 workers during stock buyback spree
From the Wire
"It appears that—prior to, and during the pandemic—Disney took good care of its top executives and shareholders—and now is hanging...
New Trump WH guidance on eviction moratorium a blow to renter protections and public health
From the Wire
Issued 'When No One Was Looking,' "Public health evidence is clear: Eviction increases Covid-19 deaths and spread." by Kenny Stancil,...
Barrett says she has no ‘firm views’ on climate crisis
From the Wire
'We Don't Need a Climate Denier on the Supreme Court' "If you're neutral on climate change, you're complicit in the...
New study shows 50% coral decline on Great Barrier Reef
From the Wire
'No Time to Lose' "We expect this decline to continue," predicted one of the study's authors, who said that unless...
When “usual residence” is a prison
From the Wire
Census method of counting prisoners distorts demographics. by Jonathan Thompson, High Country News If a demographer were to draw up...
Harvard study finds elevated airborne radiation levels downwind of US fracking sites
From the Wire
"If you asked me to go and live downwind [of fracking sites], I would not go," said the lead author...
Secretary of Defense won’t rule out deploying troops during election
From the Wire
Democratic Lawmakers Raise Alarm  "We have not received a direct commitment from Secretary Esper that he will refuse commands from...

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2020-10-02
The first lady accused parents and children of lying about the violence they faced in their home countries and claimed...
Trump plan for pre-election ICE raids condemned as xenophobic and cruel ‘publicity stunt’
2020-09-30
"President Donald Trump, in need of another dose of fear to keep his sputtering reelection bid afloat, is now, officially,...
Activists help ICE detainee avoid deportation following alleged sterilization procedure at Georgia facility
2020-09-16
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Lawmakers demand probe into ‘horrifying’ allegations of neglect, mass hysterectomies at ICE Detention Center
2020-09-16
"These allegations are part of a larger pattern of reproductive injustices conducted by ICE officials." by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer...
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2020-09-15
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‘We sent 500 tests. They don’t answer calls’: Inside ICE’s coronavirus testing disaster
2020-09-11
Internal emails show ICE rebuffed New Mexico public health officials offering to help contain COVID-19. by Patrick Michels and Laura...
ICE guards “systematically” sexually assault detainees in an El Paso detention center, lawyers say
2020-08-14
Allegations include guards attacking victims in camera “blind spots” and telling them that “no one would believe” them in ICE...
ICE is making sure migrant kids don’t have COVID-19 — Then expelling them to “prevent the spread” of COVID-19
2020-08-10
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Her rapist threatened to make her “disappear.” Instead of asylum, ICE put her in a hotel and sent her back.
2020-08-04
Thousands of migrant children — including babies — have been expelled by the Trump administration since March. Some have been...

Stories about the Border Wall

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2020-10-13
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Trump plan for pre-election ICE raids condemned as xenophobic and cruel ‘publicity stunt’
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"President Donald Trump, in need of another dose of fear to keep his sputtering reelection bid afloat, is now, officially,...
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