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1 month ago | 
otherwords.org | Peter Certo |Khury Petersen-Smith |Basav Sen |Lindsay Koshgarian
As parents, we’re horrified by the denial of health care to trans children that’s being imposed on families and communities across this country right now. Through President Trump’s executive orders and harsh anti-trans laws in different states, policy makers are making it a crime to provide for trans kids’ medical needs. That’s sickening.
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2 months ago | 
otherwords.org | Basav Sen |Peter Certo
Among the flurry of actions by the Trump administration, it could be easy to miss one that poses a grave danger to public health and our planet: a no-holds-barred attack on science. In a series of disturbing moves, the administration has censored scientific research, slashed resources for public health and the environment, and advanced fossil fuel industry propaganda. These moves only serve corporate interests — at the expense of ordinary people and the planet.
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2 months ago | 
ips-dc.org | Basav Sen |Caleb Crowder
Los Angeles is burning. Dozens are reported to have died, while hundreds of thousands had to evacuate their homes when the fires were at their peak. The wildfires have blanketed much of the region in smoke, posing a serious health hazard. Children, pregnant people, first responders and people with pre-existing respiratory conditions are to the health risks of smoke inhalation.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
truthout.org | Basav Sen
This summer, a bipartisan bill sponsored by Senators Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) to expedite the permitting of energy infrastructure cleared the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. A similar bill is being considered by the House Committee on Natural Resources. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) reportedly wants to bring the Manchin-Barrasso bill to the floor for a vote during the “lame duck” session before January.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
sentinelsource.com | Basav Sen
On a February evening in 2020, a pipeline carrying carbon dioxide (CO2) ruptured in Mississippi. It sent a cloud of asphyxiating gas into the community of Satartia, causing 49 people to be hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. First responders had a hard time rescuing people, because the internal combustion engines on ambulances couldn’t operate in air with high concentrations of CO2.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
thebrunswicknews.com | Basav Sen
On a February evening in 2020, a pipeline carrying carbon dioxide (CO2) ruptured in Mississippi. It sent a cloud of asphyxiating gas into the community of Satartia, causing 49 people to be hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. First responders had a hard time rescuing people, because the internal combustion engines on ambulances couldn't operate in air with high concentrations of CO2.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
miamiherald.com | Basav Sen
On a February evening in 2020, a pipeline carrying carbon dioxide (CO2) ruptured in Mississippi. It sent a cloud of asphyxiating gas into the community of Satartia, causing 49 people to be hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. First responders had a hard time rescuing people, because the internal combustion engines on ambulances couldn't operate in air with high concentrations of CO2.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
progressive.org | Basav Sen
On a February evening in 2020, a pipeline carrying carbon dioxide (CO2) ruptured in Mississippi. It sent a cloud of asphyxiating gas into the community of Satartia, causing forty-nine people to be hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. First responders had a hard time rescuing people, because the internal combustion engines on ambulances couldn’t operate in air with high concentrations of CO2.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Basav Sen
1 hour agoAussie mum's 'magical' discovery covering backyard trees: 'Thousands of them'An Aussie mum has made a “magical” — and nowadays quite rare — discovery in her backyard. Kimmy Stokes was walking around her 600 acre property in …1 hour agoNew Report Names Cities With Highest Greenhouse Gas EmissionsA new report from Climate Trace identifies global cities with the highest emissions. The report was released on Friday at the 29th Conference of the …
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
juancole.com | Basav Sen |Juan Cole
When we fund wars and fossil fuel subsidies instead of green jobs and disaster recovery, we punish those who can least afford it. ( Otherwords.org ) – This year’s hurricane season has been devastating. Hurricane Helene left a trail of wreckage across the Southeast and Appalachia, where over 230 people have died so far. Barely two weeks later, Milton slammed into Florida, killing dozens more, destroying homes, and leaving over a million people without power.
