A family devastated by a chemical-related death got the chance to look former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt in the eye and ask him point blank whether he would ban the substance responsible for the unnecessary fatality. Pruitt’s response: we’ll look into. This didn’t bode well for the residents of Charleston, South Carolina, who have expressed … [Read more...]
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Interior Department Stops Mountaintop Mining Health Study
Late last month, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine was asked by the Department of the Interior to cease an ongoing investigation into the damaging effects of mountaintop mining. The investigation commenced last year after state agencies in West Virginia requested federal aid to study the community health impact of the … [Read more...]
The ACLU Sues the City of Washington D.C. and the Metropolitan Police on Behalf of Lourdes Ashley Hunter
On Tuesday February 28th, the ACLU filed suit against the Metropolitan Police and city of Washington D.C. for unlawfully entering the home of Lourdes Ashley Hunter, the executive director of the TransWomen of Color Collective (TWOCC) and a self-described revolutionary. One day after the November election and one day before the White House … [Read more...]
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