Health

Even the oil giants can now foresee the end of the gasoline age

“We’ve never had a better chance … … to make a greener world. Covid-19 has delivered unusual environmental benefits: cleaner air, lower carbon emissions, a respite for wildlife. Now the big question is whether we can capitalize on this moment. “ Even the oil giants can now foresee the end of the gasoline age The …

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BREAKING: Bayer Settles Glyphosate Cancer Lawsuit for $10.9 Billion

See chart below on glyphosate use in Sonoma County vineyards per California Dept. of Pesticide Regulations (cdpr.ca.gov)   BREAKING: Bayer Settles Glyphosate Cancer Lawsuit for $10.9 Billion Bayer-Monsanto have announced that the company will make a total payment of $10.1 billion to $10.9 billion (€9.1 billion to €9.8 billion) to settle the non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Roundup …

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Sierra Club Action: Clean Water for All Act, a repeal of Trumps WOTUS Rule

  Addup  campaign on Clean Water For All Act. You can use this site to contact your person in Congress. https://addup.sierraclub.org/campaigns/stop-the-trump-admin-from-stripping-protections-for-our-waters   This AddUp supports Representative Peter DeFazio and Representative Grace Napolitano introduction in May of the Clean Water for All Act to repeal the Trump administration’s Dirty Water Rule. This is an important moment for our …

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Lawless EPA: Trump Administration Waives Regulation of Brain Damage-Causing Water Contaminant Against Court Orders

When do the polluters pay health costs? Profit over people…”The public is reasonably infuriated by the EPA’s lack of action to regulate a chemical as toxic as perchlorate. On top of its contamination, the chemical causes brain damage in babies and is especially damaging to the health of animals as well. Since the chemical is …

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We’ve Always Had the Money for Medicare for All – We’ve Just Given It to Corporations Instead

We’ve Always Had the Money for Medicare for All – We’ve Just Given It to Corporations Instead By David Sirota, Jacobin 18 June 20 Medicare for All supporters. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty) Since 2008, the US has spent $20–35 trillion on corporate bailouts. It’s about the same “unaffordable” amount that Medicare for All has been projected …

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Winery Waste Discharge Meeting

RAPID RESPONSE NEEDED FOR LOW, LOW, LOW FLOWS IN RUSSIAN RIVER

Thank you water protector Brenda Adelman and Russian River Watershed Protection Committee.  RAPID RESPONSE NEEDED FOR LOW, LOW, LOW FLOWS IN RUSSIAN RIVER Dear River Supporter:   On June 8th, the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) submitted a Temporary Urgency Change Petition (TUCP) to the State Board asking for a change in their water rights …

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