Environmental group alleges DEM ignored pollution in Sakonnet Harbor
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Elizabeth Duan | November 1, 2020
“The allegations about pollution in Sakonnet Harbor started being made to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management around March 2019. But the DEM failed to take seriously and act on the concerns that raw sewage was possibly being dumped in the harbor in violation of ...
Joe Biden winning US election is the last big hope for a world on fire
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Elizabeth Duan |
“Since 2016, the US president has ditched, sidelined or diluted at least 100 Obama-era climate reforms. He has opened up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to fresh drilling initiatives. He has licensed new oil pipeline developments and liquified natural gas terminals. He ...
Is Pendley unlawfully leading BLM?
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Elizabeth Duan |
“William Perry Pendley was acting Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director for 14 months before a federal judge removed him in late September. The judge found that Pendley’s name was never submitted to the U.S. Senate for confirmation, and further that Pendley’s authority “did ...
Your 2020 MSU Denver voter guide
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Elizabeth Duan | October 31, 2020
“Voting can be stressful and daunting enough on its own, but in this particular election there may be extra worries on voters’ minds. Much of Colorado has a six-page ballot this year, and we wanted to take some of the stress out of making sense of the state-wide ballot initiatives ...
Nonprofit warns of chemicals in Delray Beach water; city insists quality meets standards
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Elizabeth Duan | October 30, 2020
“Is it safe to drink tap water in Delray Beach? Maybe not, according to a watchdog agency that has released the city’s own test results showing high levels of cancer-causing chemicals. “Delray’s drinking water would not be fit for consumption in New York, Michigan, ...