health
Beyond Flint: Water safety is a life or death issue
April 5, 2016All over the country, communities are forced to live with tainted water, and it's important to note that in many such cases, in the face of dire health concerns, states exhibit a shocking level of negligence.
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Minneapolis resumes march towards paid sick leave law, as Vermont enacts one
March 31, 2016After a pause for a city-mandated study, Minneapolis has resumed its march towards enacting a paid sick and family leave law.
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A national object lesson: California’s air and coast, a buyer’s market
March 25, 2016Most recently, the South Coast Air Quality Management District upended its mission to clean our air.
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OSHA issues rule to curb silica dust exposure
March 24, 2016The Obama administration today issued a final rule that it says would cut workers' exposure to harmful silica dust in half.
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Running Michigan like a business: Flint’s children damaged for life
March 21, 2016The EPA tried over and over again to get Snyder to take measures that would neutralize the lead leaching into the water from the pipes.
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