"Half-Life"
"Chad Walde believed in his work at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Then he got a rare brain cancer linked to radiation, and the government denied it had any responsibility."
Source: ProPublica, 10/29/2018
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Trump Declares His 1st Natl. Monument, Honoring African American Troops
"In the first such use of his executive powers, President Trump on Friday designated a national monument, establishing a 380-acre site in Kentucky to honor African Americans’ role as soldiers during the Civil War."
Source: Washington Post, 10/29/2018
"U.N. Shipping Agency Pushes Ahead With Tougher Marine Fuel Rules"
"The United Nations shipping agency pushed back this week on any phased entry for tougher marine fuel rules and further tightened regulations that will come into force in 2020."
Source: Reuters, 10/29/2018
20 U.S. States, Major Cities Urge Trump To Drop Fuel Efficiency Freeze
"A group of 20 U.S. states and several major cities on Friday urged the Trump administration to abandon a proposal to freeze fuel efficiency standards after 2020 and strip California of the ability to impose its own vehicle emissions rules."
Source: Reuters, 10/29/2018
Judge Reinstates California Gillnet Protections For Whales, Turtles
"The Trump administration unlawfully withdrew a plan to limit the number of whales, turtles and other marine creatures permitted to be inadvertently killed or harmed by drift gillnets used to catch swordfish off California, a federal judge has ruled."
Source: Reuters, 10/29/2018
"Will One State Go It Alone to Make Polluters Pay?"
"The last coal mine in Washington State closed down about a decade ago in Centralia, about 65 miles south of Seattle, leaving scars on the land and the local economy. Now, a solar electricity project — perhaps the largest in the state — is planned for the same location, by the same company that once ran the mine."
Source: NY Times, 10/29/2018
"Driven by Trump Policy Changes, Fracking Booms on Public Lands"
"The administration is auctioning off millions of acres of drilling rights and rolling back regulations, raising environmental concerns in states like Wyoming."
Source: NY Times, 10/29/2018
"Bolsonaro Wins Brazilian Presidency"
"A 63-year-old nationalist renegade rode a wave of voter rage to Brazil’s presidency on Sunday, marking the most dramatic shift to the right in Latin America’s largest country since the end of the Cold War-era military dictatorship.a"
Source: Washington Post, 10/29/2018
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More Tests Finds Weedkiller Widespread In Popular Cereals, Snack Bars
"Glyphosate is in a bunch of popular cereals and oatmeals—but at levels below federal health standards. Experts say it's difficult to estimate risk from the levels found but the report is still worrisome since children are consistently exposed."
Source: EHN, 10/26/2018
