Power companies in the U.S. are now required to analyze groundwater data and report those findings to the federal government. The Environmental Integrity Project, an agency that reviews those findings, has found that groundwater under sixteen Texas coal plants showed unsafe levels of contaminants in coal ash—the byproduct of combusted coal. Arsenic … [Read more...]
Virginia Introduces Bill to Make Clergy Members Mandated Reporters
There is little else as important as the safety, health, and wellbeing of our children. In an effort to protect our children, every state in the country has a statute that outlines who is required to make a report when they suspect or become aware that child abuse or neglect has taken place—they are referred to as “mandated reporters.” However, … [Read more...]
Ohio Doctor Allegedly Overdosing Patients with Fentanyl
In a case you’re sure to read more about in the coming months, a Columbus, Ohio physician who practiced at Mount Carmel West Hospital in the downtown area of the state capital is being accused of overdosing as many as 34 patients over the course of three years (2015-2018) with the powerful synthetic opioid, fentanyl. As the criminal … [Read more...]
Age Discrimination Applies to Employees, Not Applicants, Court Rules
Older job applicants were dealt a blow last week when a divided United States appeals court decided the applicants of a certain age could not invoke a federal law against age bias in hiring practices they feel are discriminatory. In other words, existing employees can claim age discrimination if certain criteria are met (the employee is over the … [Read more...]
“Fetal Heartbeat” Law Unconstitutional, Rules Iowa Judge
In a recent controversial decision in Iowa, Polk County District Judge Michael Huppert ruled that Iowa’s fetal heartbeat law, which is the most restrictive abortion limit in the country, violates the Iowa Constitution and cannot be legally enforced. Citing the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling in 2018 related to a different abortion restriction, the … [Read more...]
Foster Agency Requires Parents be White, Straight, and Christian
You may not get to a foster a child in South Carolina anytime soon if you’re anything but a White, heterosexual, Christian couple after the Donald Trump administration recently granted a federally funded foster care agency in the Palmetto State the right to freely discriminate against potential foster parents who are LGBTQ, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, … [Read more...]
Where’s the Promised Paid Family Leave?
Ivanka Trump spoke on behalf of her father before the 2016 election and said that if Donald Trump were elected President of the United States, all people qualifying for paid family leave would receive it. The then future President Trump said the program “would pay for itself” (though many were and are still unsure what he meant by that). Fast … [Read more...]
New Hampshire Releases New Standards for Chemicals in Drinking Water
Food wrappings, fire-fighting foam, metal plating, carpet, and upholstery are just a few of the things PFAS are used to make. PFAS can also be found in drinking water, and when consumed by humans, PFAS chemicals can cause cancer, hormone disruptions, low birth weights, increased cholesterol, thyroid disease, and immune deficiencies. PFAS stands for … [Read more...]
Kids in Indiana Are Dying; Parents Beg for Help from the Government
Children are getting sick and dying in a small county in Indiana, and some of the parents of those children are staunch Trump supporters who are now looking to their President to do something about what’s causing an inordinately high number of childhood cancer deaths. Johnson County has a population of less than 150,000, yet it is seeing a high … [Read more...]
Legalized Marijuana Update
The mid-term elections in November saw some changes in a few states regarding marijuana laws. Michigan, Missouri, and Utah have joined the list of states that have legalized the use of marijuana (to some degree); Michigan actually became the first Midwest state to legalize the use of recreational marijuana. The Green Wave in Full Force It’s … [Read more...]
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