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PNS Daily Newscast - February 17, 2020 


44 Americans infected, but not all show signs of coronavirus illness; and many NC counties declare themselves 'Second Amendment sanctuaries.'

2020Talks - February 17, 2020 


Nevada's experiment with early caucusing is underway until tomorrow. Some candidates plus some Nevada Culinary Workers Union Local 226 members oppose Medicare for All, but Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders defends it, with a study just published making the case for it.

Environmental Justice

At a Denver hearing last week, WildEarth Guardians submitted a petition signed by 15,000 Americans who oppose federal changes to the National Environmental Policy Act. (sierraclub.org)<br />
NEPA: Do Proposed Changes Streamline, or Sabotage?
Friday, February 14, 2020
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Despite potential negative consequences for Western states, only one more public hearing is scheduled on proposed changes to the ...Read More
Members of Appalachians Against Pipelines protest against the Mountain View Pipeline in West Virginia in 2018. (Appalachians Against Pipelines/Facebook)
WV Bill Would Criminalize Peaceful Environmental Protests
Friday, February 14, 2020
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Environmental groups spoke out this week against a West Virginia House of Delegates bill that would make peaceful protests ...Read More
Connecticut has the fifth highest share of electricity provided by nuclear power in the nation, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. (Ralf Vetterle/Pixabay)
CT Has Higher Power Plant Emissions Among Northeastern States
Thursday, February 13, 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has lowered power plant emissions dramatically in the Northeast, but Connecticut has made ...Read More
Opponents say increasing the capacity of a toxic-waste facility puts the health of 10,000 Detroit-area residents at even greater risk. (Coalition to Oppose Expansion of U.S. Ecology)<br />
Michiganders Find Solidarity in Fighting Hazardous Waste
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
LANSING, Mich. -- Despite losing their battle against the expansion of a toxic waste facility in Detroit, opponents of the project say they will ...Read More
Investing clean-energy dollars in vulnerable communities creates jobs and fights climate change. (surasak/Adobe Stock)
Environmentalists Call for Commitment to New Climate Spending
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A coalition of environmental, justice, faith, labor and community groups says Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed budget comes up short on ...Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to review lower court rulings that allow the Trump administration to waive environmental laws for border-wall construction, including a 180-mile stretch in New Mexico. (ArtueoM/Adobe Stock)
Groups Challenge Trump Waivers to Build Border Wall
Monday, February 3, 2020
SANTA FE -- Conservation groups have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review lower court rulings that waive environmental laws to build the ...Read More
The White House moved on Thursday to remove penalties for companies whose activities accidentally kill birds, including for oil spills. (Wikimedia)
Feds Could Make Life Tougher for Feathered Friends
Friday, January 31, 2020
RICHMOND, Va. - Conservation groups say they'll fight the Trump administration's move to revise the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The Interior ...Read More
The Trump administration's new water rules loosens pollution regulations for streams and wetlands, which flow into large bodies of water such as Chesapeake Bay. (Wikimedia)
New Trump Water Rules Set Back Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
RICHMOND, Va. -- The Trump administration announced last week that it will remove millions of miles of streams and roughly half the country's ...Read More
An investigation by Rolling Stone magazine found the waste brine from Marcellus wells is radioactive enough to be seen as a threat to workers and the public. (Vivian Stockman/Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition)
Investigation: Marcellus Waste 'Too Hot' for Release by Nuke Plant
Friday, January 24, 2020
CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- A federal loophole means millions of tons and billions of gallons of radioactive natural gas waste are being disposed of as if ...Read More
Rising temperatures from climate change tend to affect a city's most vulnerable neighborhoods, according to a new report. (Maryland Dept. of Housing & Community Development)
Report: Climate Change Makes Urban Neighborhoods Hotter
Friday, January 24, 2020
BALTIMORE - This time of year, it's hard to think about summer heat waves, but a new report says Baltimore and other big cities should prepare for ...Read More
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