California First State To Bar Restaurants From Handing Out Straws
"A new law bars California restaurants from automatically giving out single-use plastic straws with drinks, starting next year."
Source: USA TODAY, 09/21/2018
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Vermont: "Officials Call For Statewide Lead Testing In Schools"
"The Vermont Department of Health recommends every school test its water for lead after the state found contamination in 16 schools."
Source: AP, 09/21/2018
"Prospective Owner, Operator Of Navajo Coal Plant End Pursuit"
"Two companies that were negotiating to take over a coal-fired power plant on the Arizona-Utah line ended the effort Thursday, saying the challenges were too great."
Source: AP, 09/21/2018
Hurricane Raises Questions About Rebuilding Along North Carolina Coast
"When Florence was raging last Friday on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, the hurricane tore a 40-foot (12-meter) chunk from a fishing pier that juts into the ocean at the state’s most popular tourist destination."
Source: Reuters, 09/21/2018
Millions Of Carolina Homes Face Flooding. 335,000 Have Flood Insurance.
"Millions of people in the Carolinas are at risk of their homes flooding because of Hurricane Florence. Only about 335,000 homes in the two states have flood insurance."
Source: NY Times, 09/21/2018
Freelancers Legal Issues Workshop, October 6, 2018, Flint, Michigan
Freelancers Legal Issues Workshop
Sallie Randolph and Bill Funk
9:00 a.m. - Noon, October 6, 2018
Room 2337, Riverfront Conference Center
Pre-registration is required for this session.
"Investigation: Parks in the Dark"
"Investigation reveals publicly funded Parks Canada staff and scientists are still not free to speak to the media".
Source: The Narwhal, 09/20/2018
'Treating Protest As Terrorism': US Plans Crackdown on KXL Activists
"Documents suggest an aggressive response to possible protests against the oil pipeline amid fears of another Standing Rock".
Source: Guardian, 09/20/2018
"EPA Looks To Rescind HFC Leak Controls"
"The EPA’s Refrigerant Management proposed rule would rescind Obama-era regulations to control leaks and the venting of HFC refrigerants from refrigeration and air conditioning equipment. This proposal also requests public comment on rescinding other provisions that were extended to HFCs."
Source: Cooling Post, 09/20/2018
"US Agrees To Improve Worker Safety At Polluted Nuclear Site"
"The U.S. government will test and implement a new system to capture and destroy dangerous vapors released at the nation’s most polluted nuclear weapons production site as part of a settlement agreement reached Wednesday."
Source: AP, 09/20/2018
