Cal-OSHA, Coronavirus, Worker Dangers & Crisis In CA with Dr. Larry Rose, Former Director
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PEER | March 8, 2020
“Dr. Larry Rose, former Cal-OSHA Medical Director talks about the serious staffing crisis at the agency with only 1 doctor and 1 nurse for California’s 19 million workers. He also talks about how this affects the health and safety of not only workers but the public and the ...
Proposed Federal Rules Would Allow More Killing by States of Fish-Eating Cormorants
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PEER | March 6, 2020
“A federal lawsuit put a halt in 2016 to many lethal measures being used to controlling growing numbers of double-crested cormorants in New York and 23 other states east of the Mississippi River. That may soon change as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently soliciting ...
New Sagebrush Rebellion Prompts Look at Who Controls Old West (2)
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PEER | March 5, 2020
“A warm winter in the sagebrush-flanked valleys of northern Nevada has left snow-free grasses where rancher J.J. Goicoechea has his federal grazing allotment ripe for his cows to feed—if only he was allowed to use it this time of year. For years, he’s argued in vain that ranchers ...
Playing Politics With Science Spawns New Threat to Endangered Whales
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“Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned that blasting air guns in an area where a rare whale migrates and gives birth could push it closer to extinction. But those findings conflicted with the Trump administration’s push for drilling in the ...
Greens’ Complaint Charges Trump Admin With Purging Enemies
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“The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed a complaint today over what they charge is the administration’s intent to fire federal career staff who are disloyal to President Trump. The complaint, filed with the Office of Special Counsel, claims top White ...