Month: October 2020

The mountains and cities of California are about to see an explosion in the number of trains carrying fracked Bakken crude oil through the state. “California Braces for Explosion of Oil by Rail Shipments”

Two fertilizer companies facing litigation over the deadly explosion that rocked West, Texas have cast blame on the city and fire department for the disaster, “Fertilizer Companies Blame City for Deadly Explosion in West, Texas”

Rep. Adam SchiffAdam Bennett SchiffDemocrats introduce resolution condemning acts of violence against the press Schiff asks if defense resources provided intelligence during protests Schiff uses “Dem rep calls for Trump to divest completely to prevent conflicts of interest”

Bean grower Manuel Alvarado is part of the majority of producers in Mexico who consider it unnecessary to introduce genetically modified varieties of beans, as “Mexican Farmers Oppose Expansion of Transgenic Crops”

Nearly 150 legal scholars and experts on international humanitarian law have signed a joint resolution calling for an immediate end to the “collective punishment” of “Intl Law Experts Condemn "Collective Punishment" of Gaza's Civilian Population”

One day after five activists were arrested for blocking construction on energy giant Enbridge’s proposed tar sands pipeline in southwest Ontario, community members outside Toronto—taking “#DamLine9: Arrests and Solidarity Blockades Aim to Halt Tar Sands Pipeline”

Sports announcers will not have to say the name of Washington’s professional football team on the air while commentating on games, ESPN said Saturday. ESPN “ESPN Says Announcers Do Not Have to Say 'Redskins' on Air”

California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday signed a law requiring all state colleges to adopt a ‘yes means yes’ policy of unambiguous, affirmative consent by “In Effort to Combat Campus Sexual Assault, California 'Yes Means Yes' Signed into Law”

Former Breitbart chairman and incoming White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said in a Friday interview that 2017 will be even more riveting than the unpredictable year “Bannon: 'Hobbits' and 'deplorables' spoke in 2016”

The ongoing conflicts raging across the Middle East are putting the Earth’s essential food stocks at dire risk, a group of researchers from England’s University “Endless War in the Fertile Crescent: How Modern Crises Threaten Ancient Food Supply”