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Trump moves to finalize ‘catastrophic’ stripping of key protections for largest national forest in US

“Forests are our guardians in our fight against the climate crisis, and we need forest protections more than ever if we are to avoid the worst impacts of the growing climate emergency,” Moas continued. “Greenlighting logging, road building, and other destructive development in previously untouched portions of our national forests will be catastrophic for our …

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Trump EPA Denounced for ‘Disgusting’ Decision on Atrazine, Herbicide Tied to Birth Defects

No surprises here, money always trumps life in this administration.  “Rather than heed the huge body of independent science demonstrating these harms, and banning this toxic pesticide, the Trump EPA apparently allowed atrazine manufacturers to call the shots.” —Bill Freese, Center for Food Safety Trump EPA Denounced for ‘Disgusting’ Decision on Atrazine, Herbicide Tied to …

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Opinion: Thom Hartmann on coronavirus response

“Other countries that took testing and contact tracing seriously are now able to return to something that resembles normalcy. Taiwan, for example, has not had a case of local transmission since April. Nobody is dying there.” Thom Hartmann For BuzzFlash: How Should America Respond When Its President Commits Negligent Homicide? September 14, 2020 President Trump …

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Trump Administration: Drill Baby Drill: The Bureau of Land Management is rushing to auction off sites ahead of a potential Biden presidency.

“With the federal government now practically giving away land for oil and gas drilling, oil-producing states that levy taxes on leasing and drilling that happens on state and private lands may stand to lose important revenue streams at a time when public budgets are already under serious stress. That’s led even conservative-leaning taxpayer advocacy groups …

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‘Vaccination theater’: Experts warn as CDC tells states to be ‘fully operational’ for COVID-19 vaccine by Nov. 1 – Raw Story

Like trusting gas station sushi …. ‘Vaccination theater’: Experts warn as CDC tells states to be ‘fully operational’ for COVID-19 vaccine by Nov. 1 – Raw Story Experts afraid as CDC tells states to be ‘fully operational’ for COVID-19 vaccine by Nov. 1 Published  51 mins ago  on  September 2, 2020 By  David Badash, The …

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