A recent report shows that 57 schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District have shown dangerous levels of copper and lead, and many schools’ results are not even available yet, which means that number is likely to rise. These results were made public as the school district is actively developing plans to make drinking water safe in … [Read more...]
Trump’s EPA Seeks to Weaken Mercury Requirements
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says on its website: “If you break a thermometer while using it or if you improperly dispose of it, the thermometer will release mercury vapors that are harmful to human and ecological health.” There is no dispute that mercury is a toxic gas; it can cause brain damage, is a threat to child development … [Read more...]
Federal Athorities Tighten Grip on Detained Immigrant Children
New Requirements Make It Harder to Gain Custody of Immigrant Children Separated from Their Families Donald Trump focused a lot on immigration during his campaign. He made claims that Mexico only sends over rapists and drug dealers, he suggested the United States ban all Muslims, and he talked of building a full-length border wall that would be … [Read more...]
Sessions Challenges California’s Net Neutrality
It is no secret that the State of California has taken on the Federal Government by passing several of its own laws to protect its residents against the deregulation implemented by the Trump administration. Arguably, California’s new net neutrality law may be its biggest attempt yet at isolating itself from the Federal Government. Net neutrality … [Read more...]
Gas and Oil Production Safety Requirements Relaxed by Trump
Offshore gas and oil production safety rules and regulations have been relaxed and even removed to support Donald Trump’s “energy dominance” goals. Many of the requirements put into place following the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 crewmen in April 2010 have been rolled back by the Trump administration in a … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Strikes Down Abortion Restriction
Women and pro-choice advocates are celebrating a small victory after U.S. District Judge Greg Stivers in Louisville, Kentucky struck down an abortion restriction that would have required abortion providers to sign advance agreements with hospitals and ambulance services for emergency patient care. Judge Stivers’ ruling allows the last open … [Read more...]
California Updates its Gun Laws
Jerry Brown just made it more difficult for Californians to get permits to carry concealed weapons by signing a “bill that sets tougher standards for Californians to get a county sheriff’s permit to carry a concealed weapon.” The new measure, Assembly Bill 2103 introduced by Assemblyman Todd Gloria (D-San Diego), requires all concealed carry … [Read more...]
Proposal to Allow for More Overtime for Salaried Employees in PA
If you’re a salaried employee in Pennsylvania, you may be entitled to some overtime pay you didn’t even realize you were owed. Recent testimony by senior members of the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) before the Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee indicates that many employers either do not know the law regarding salaried … [Read more...]
HHS Launches Investigation into Fetal Tissue Research
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is an agency of the federal government tasked with protecting the health of the citizens of the United States. It was created in the 1940s as the Federal Security Agency, and, after going through multiple name and responsibility changes, became the Department of Health and Human … [Read more...]
Is the Foster System Falling Short on Monitoring Meds?
According to a report in childrensrights.org, there are approximately 438,000 children in foster care in the United States on any given day. In 2016, more than 687,000 children spent time in the American foster care system, and statistics indicate that on average, children remain in foster care for nearly two years before being adopted or “aging … [Read more...]
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