Despite fears of EEE-carrying mosquitoes, aerial spraying poses greater danger, environmentalists say
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Elizabeth Duan | July 7, 2020
“As the state ramps up its response to what officials fear could be another dangerous summer for eastern equine encephalitis, environmental advocates are warning them to avoid relying on aerial spraying to reduce transmission of the deadly, mosquito-borne disease, an approach they ...
Morning Energy: New pipeline front emerges
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Elizabeth Duan |
“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Western Watersheds Project filed a supplemental complaint Monday, building off of their previous lawsuit challenging Interior’s reappointments of the heads of the Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service. In ...
Daybreak July 7: Dairy farms among major PPP loan recipients
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Elizabeth Duan |
“An environmental watchdog group alleges that William Perry Pendley’s nomination as director of the Bureau of Land Management is illegal under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. The group PEER, for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, says in a supplemental ...
Jeff Ruch Of PEER & The Crisis In Cal/OSHA
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Elizabeth Duan | July 6, 2020
“Jeff Ruch talks about a recent statement his organization released about Cal/OSHA. He reports that Cal/OSHA is severely understaffed and has been unable to protect the 19 million workers of California. He also reports that Cal/OSHA have recently been sent out to do field inspections ...
California ‘strike teams’ issue 52 coronavirus-related citations across state during holiday weekend
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Elizabeth Duan |
“Newly formed “strike teams” of state inspectors contacted thousands of California businesses over the long Independence Day weekend but issued citations to a relative few as they enforced coronavirus restrictions amid a resurging pandemic. The problem was worsened because there ...