Joe Biden winning US election is the last big hope for a world on fire
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Elizabeth Duan | November 1, 2020
“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, ...
Ex-official blows whistle on Army Corps’ dam program
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Elizabeth Duan |
“It wasn’t long after the Army Corps of Engineers hired Judith Marshall to lead its environmental compliance that she realized she had a problem. The Army Corps had no intention of complying with environmental laws, she said.” Read the PEER Story… ...
Boca City Council Fills Empty Seat, Delray Politics Flare Up Again and More
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Elizabeth Duan | October 29, 2020
“A report on Delray Beach’s reclaimed water program concluded that the many problems resulted from “a lack of institutional control.” Tallahassee-based Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has issued a news release saying that Delray Beach’s drinking water ...