Fracking Wastewater Spill Kills Rare Fish in KY, Puts Entire Species at Risk
Natural Resources Defense Council
By Amy Mall
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently published a peer-reviewed journal article that discusses the results of the investigation into a 2007 fracking wastewater spill in Kentucky.
Fracking wastewater that was being stored in open air pits (a practice that can lead to toxic spills) overflowed into Kentucky's Acorn Fork Creek and left an orange-red substance, contaminating the creek with hydrochloric acid, dissolved minerals and metals, and other contaminants.
Prior to this pollution, the creek was so clean that it was designated an Outstanding State Resource Water. The Creek provides excellent habitat for the Blackside dace, a small colorful minnow protected by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) because it is a threatened species.
State and federal scientists found that the toxic fracking waste "killed virtually all aquatic wildlife in a significant portion of the fork." The dead and distressed fish had developed gill lesions and suffered liver and spleen damage.
Blackside dace experienced significant die off after fracking wastewater spilled into the Acorn Fork Creek.
"Our study is a precautionary tale of how entire populations could be put at risk even with small-scale fluid spills," stated the lead USGS scientist in the investigation.
One of the things that bothers me the most about this case is that the scientists had been alerted to the fish kill "by a local resident." All spills are supposed to be reported—by the oil and gas company—to the National Response Center.
You know how companies have been telling the public for years that frack fluid is mostly water and safe ingredients that are found in your home? The Natural Resources Defense Council also been saying for years that, even diluted, the frack fluid ingredients can be very harmful to health, and this case is just additional evidence.
Thanks to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for enforcing the law and levying the largest fine ever for a violation of the ESA in Kentucky. While the fine was only $50,000, it is larger than many other fines paid by the oil and gas industry. Regulators should be imposing the highest penalties allowed under the law to start to create an incentive for the oil and gas industry to stop violating regulations.
This one case illustrates:
- The unacceptable risk of open air toxic waste pits in the oil and gas industry
- Why we need safe setbacks so that oil and gas operations are prohibited from being this close to important water sources
- The toxicity of fracking fluid and wastewater
- The lack of oil and gas industry accountability when it comes to preventing and reporting dangerous spills of toxic waste
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Landmark legislation aims to address the ocean impacts of human-caused global heating and reform federal ocean management. ToryYu1989 / PxHere / CC0
By Jessica Corbett
Leaders of climate and conservation groups on Tuesday welcomed House Democrats' introduction of landmark legislation that aims to address the ocean impacts of human-caused global heating and reform federal ocean management—recognizing that, as Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva put it, "a healthy ocean is key to fighting the climate crisis."
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<p>The Arizona Democrat, who chairs the House Natural Resources Committee, unveiled the <a href="https://naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/OCSA20_001_xml.pdf" target="_blank">Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act</a> during a <a href="https://naturalresources.house.gov/media/media-advisories/chair-grijalva-chair-castor-group-of-endorsers-will-unveil-ocean-based-climate-solutions-act-at-oct-20-press-conference" target="_blank">virtual press conference</a>. He was joined at the event by co-sponsors—including Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis—and various backers of the legislation.</p><p>"This is the bill we have been waiting for," declared Oregon State University professor Jane Lubchenco, a supporter of the measure with a background in federal government. "It draws on the latest science to tap the treasure-trove of ocean solutions to accelerate progress on climate change. The outcome? People win, the economy wins, nature wins."</p><p>"The ocean feeds and sustains, it connects us. The ocean is our past and our future. The ocean has indeed been a victim of climate change, but it also holds powerful solutions," added Lubchenco, former administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Science Envoy for the Ocean at the State Department. "This bill will tap those solutions, and everyone benefits."</p>
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<p>"This bill provides a roadmap for ocean and coastal climate resilience, and responsibly uses them to curb the pollution that is intensifying the climate crisis," Grijalva explained. "We must stop the ongoing damage to our oceans to protect the food, jobs, and coastlines that millions of Americans depend on. A healthy ocean is an environmental justice issue and we made sure to put protections for low income and communities of color at the front and center."</p><p>Specifically, as a statement from Grijalva's office outlined, the bill aims to:</p><ul><li>Reduce greenhouse gas emissions;</li><li>Increase carbon storage in blue carbon ecosystems;</li><li>Promote coastal resiliency and adaptation;</li><li>Improve ocean protection;</li><li>Support climate-ready fisheries</li><li>Tackle ocean health challenges; and</li><li>Restore U.S. leadership in international ocean governance.</li></ul>
<p>"By presenting smart, focused solutions to the climate crisis, this pioneering legislation propels the oceans into the heart of the climate debate in Congress," said Jacqueline Savitz, Oceana's chief policy officer for North America. "The oceans are bearing the brunt of global warming: rising ocean temperatures will decrease fish catch, endangering livelihoods and undermining food security. This bill shows us our oceans can be part of the answer."</p><p>Castor on Tuesday emphasized that "the ocean is a powerful ally in the climate fight, and unleashing its potential will help us reach our goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 or earlier." She noted the new bill incorporates recommendations from the Climate Crisis Action Plan that her committee <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/30/genocidal-negligence-new-democratic-climate-action-plan-criticized-woefully" target="_blank">released</a> in June, which she said "gives Congress a roadmap for creating a healthier, more resilient, and more just America."</p><p>Climate action advocacy groups said when the plan from Castor's committee came out that it "is more ambitious than what we've seen from Democratic leadership to date" but also <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/30/genocidal-negligence-new-democratic-climate-action-plan-criticized-woefully" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">criticized</a> lawmakers' proposed goals as "genocidal negligence" and "wholly inadequate to prevent the risk of catastrophic climate disruption," vowing to maintain pressure on Democrats to pursue bolder policies.</p><p>Amid that ongoing pressure from advocates comes the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act, which Castor said "will unleash the incredible power of the ocean and address the threat that offshore drilling poses to America's coastal communities, including my own community in the Tampa Bay."</p><p>Miyoko Sakashita, oceans program director at the Center for Biological Diversity, <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2020/10/20/ocean-based-climate-solutions-act-would-end-offshore-oil-leasing-protect-marine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">called</a> the bill "important" and praised particular elements of it. "As sea-level rises we have to end offshore oil drilling and help our coastal communities transition to the resilient, clean energy economy we all need," Sakashita said. "This bill also aims to protect marine mammals from ship strikes, noise pollution, and climate change."</p>
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<p>The bill, which is co-sponsored by leaders of multiple relevant House committees, was also applauded by other advocacy organizations, including the Center for American Progress, Earthjustice, Environment America, Greenpeace USA, League of Conservation Voters, National Ocean Protection Coalition, National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Ocean Conservancy, Surfrider Foundation, and Urban Ocean Lab.</p><p>"Resilient communities need resilient oceans, and the Ocean Climate Solutions Act pursues both," said Steve Mashuda, oceans managing attorney at Earthjustice. "Restoring and protecting our ocean ecosystems will protect the frontline communities who are most at risk from climate change, while increasing our capacity to secure a just, stable, and biodiverse future.</p><p>"Earthjustice thanks the House Natural Resources Committee for continuing to serve the American people by strengthening and stewarding our environment," added Mashuda, "and we look forward to turning these concepts into reality."</p><p>Greenpeace USA senior oceans campaigner Arlo Hemphill warned that "protecting 30% of our oceans by 2030 is critical if we hope to restore America's rich ocean ecosystems and mitigate the worst impacts of climate change."</p><p>"The Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act outlines an innovative and ambitious plan to couple this ocean protection with a new generation of Blue Economy jobs and a renewed, climate-ready vision for our nation's fisheries," he said. "This is an inspiring piece of legislation, and exactly what America needs right now."</p>
<p><em>Reposted with permission from <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/10/20/advocates-welcome-inspiring-ocean-based-climate-solutions-act-exactly-what-america" target="_blank">Common Dreams</a>.</em></p>From Your Site Articles
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U.S. Suffered Almost 300,000 Excess Deaths During Coronavirus Pandemic, CDC Reports
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Markers of remembrance at a Massachusetts care home that saw a major coronavirus outbreak. Barry Chin / The Boston Globe via Getty Images
Almost 300,000 more Americans have died during the first ten months of the coronavirus pandemic than would be expected in an average year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Tuesday.
<p>The agency found that there were an estimated 299,028 excess deaths in the U.S. between Jan. 26 and Oct. 3. That's a higher death toll than the 221,078 deaths officially attributed to COVID-19, according to the latest figures from <a href="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html" target="_blank">Johns Hopkins University</a>.</p><p>"This is one of several studies, and the bottom line is there are far more Americans dying from the pandemic than the news reports would suggest," Dr. Steve Woolf, director emeritus of the Center on Society and Health at Virginia Commonwealth University who conducted a study along similar lines, told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/health/coronavirus-excess-deaths.html" target="_blank">The New York Times</a>.</p>
<p>Excess death studies are valuable for understanding <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/tag/public-health" target="_self">public health</a> threats precisely because deaths from a particular cause may have been undercounted, the CDC explained. In the case of COVID-19, an excess death study will catch cases that have been misdiagnosed or misattributed on the death certificate. Two-thirds of the excess deaths in the study were directly attributed to the coronavirus, but others could have been indirectly caused by the new disease.</p><p>"There are many factors that could contribute to an increase in deaths indirectly due to the pandemic, with disruptions to health care being one factor," study author Lauren Rossen, from CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, told <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cdc-deaths-idUSKBN2752NQ?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0dG3t8HUtMH3bMWyRt-ZGIiAPbw2OMnIg3ym0L-O0JTCsSc9Psh2NvSX0" target="_blank">Reuters</a>.</p>
<p>For example, Woolf told The New York Times that his study, which looked at excess deaths from March 1 to April 25, found huge increases in deaths from conditions like diabetes, heart disease and Alzheimer's.</p><p>"It's important for people who have these conditions to not delay or forgo medical care because of their fears of the virus," Woolf said. "In many cases, the danger of not getting care is much greater than the risk of exposure to the virus."</p><p>The CDC got their figures by comparing deaths in 2020 every week during the study period with the average deaths for that week from 2015 to 2019. They found that excess deaths have occurred every week in the U.S. since March, peaking in the weeks ending April 11 and August 8.</p>
<p>The study looked at deaths by age group and by race, and found one surprising result. While more older Americans have died of the virus in total numbers, the group that saw the greatest percentage increase in deaths in 2020 was adults aged 25 to 44.</p><p>The breakdown by age group was as follows:</p><ul><li>Under 25: two percent decrease</li><li>25-44: 26.5 percent increase</li><li>45-64: 14.4 percent increase</li><li>65-74: 24.1 percent increase</li><li>75-84: 21.5 percent increase</li><li>Over 85: 14.7 percent increase</li></ul>
<p>The study also confirmed that the pandemic has <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/black--hispanic-americans-coronavirus-2645677258.html" target="_self">taken a higher toll</a> on racial minority groups than on white Americans. Hispanic Americans saw the highest percent increase of deaths in 2020 at 53.6 percent. The rest were as follows:</p><ul></ul><ul><li>Asian Americans: 36.6 percent increase</li><li>Other or unknown ethnicity: 34.6 percent increase</li><li>Black Americans: 32.9 percent increase</li><li>Indigenous Americans: 28.9 percent increase</li><li>White Americans: 11.9 percent increase</li></ul>
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Poor eating habits, lack of exercise, genetics, and a bunch of other things are known to be behind excessive weight gain. But, did you know that how much sleep you get each night can also determine how much weight you gain or lose?
<p>Many weight loss supplements in the market support fat burning. While this can help with weight reduction, it's not the best approach for long-term and sustained weight loss.</p><p>It's a better idea to address the causes of excessive weight gain, including lack of adequate deep sleep. By doing this, you'll be able to lose weight naturally and keep from regaining more afterward.</p><p>In this review, we'll look at Resurge, a supplement that works towards weight loss by improving sleep quality. Read on to find out how this supplement works and why it could be helpful for you if poor sleep is behind your unexplained weight gain.</p><h2>Who Should Use Resurge?</h2>
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<p>Have you been having trouble sleeping, while at the same time, your weight keeps increasing? Maybe you're eating healthy foods, and you have no idea where the pounds are coming from.</p><p>If this sounds like you, then you should consider trying <a href="https://supplementscoop.com/resurge-eco" target="_blank"><strong>Resurge</strong></a>. Resurge is a supplement that can help your body readjust and get back to a healthy sleep cycle.</p><p>After using the supplement, you'll find that you sleep soundly throughout the night without disturbances. In the morning, you'll feel fresh, energized, and after some time, you'll notice that you're getting leaner.</p><p>Resurge is not like other sleep supplements that need a prescription or contain synthetic chemicals. It's all-natural and has no side effects.</p><p>If you've been unsuccessful in your attempts to lose extra weight despite your best efforts, Resurge could be what you need. Most people make various changes to their lives in order to lose weight, but neglect sleep.</p><p>So, if you have a diet and exercise regimen that doesn't work quite well, it's time to try and boost your sleep. By helping you sleep better, Resurge can also help suppress your appetite and curb cravings for sugary stuff.</p><p>This supplement can be used by men and women who want to enhance their sleep quality and lose weight along the way. It's perfect for you if you want to lose weight without having to make huge lifestyle changes.</p><p><strong><em>Click here to </em><a href="https://supplementscoop.com/resurge-eco" target="_blank"><em>Check out Resurge on the Official Website</em></a></strong><em><strong>.</strong></em></p>
<h2>Resurge Review: Weight Loss Supplement Overview</h2><p>Resurge was made to address one of the most neglected causes of unexplained weight gain. It's a combination of ingredients that help improve your sleep quality, fat burning in your body, and fight hunger curbs.</p><p>It is a supplement that contains various plant extracts and nutrients that possess properties that are beneficial to your health.</p><p>Resurge is an innovative product like no other in the weight loss market. It targets lack of deep sleep, which is a major cause of weight gain.</p><p>This makes it different from other supplements that only concentrate on burning fat in the body. By helping you sleep better, it improves your health in several ways. </p><p>Sleep deprivation is behind many health issues, including excessive weight gain. If you're unable to sleep well at night, you'll likely feel cranky and hungry the next day.</p><p>This causes you to eat more calories, which contributes to weight gain. In addition, you'll also feel tired throughout the day. </p><p>Therefore, you might not be able to do much physical activity to help you use up the calories you've consumed.</p><p>Resurge is formulated to boost your sleep hormones so that you can have a good and restful night's sleep. People who have an adequate sleep feel more energized, motivated, and are less likely to eat excess calories.</p><p>Therefore, Resurge is an excellent product to opt for if your sleeping patterns are messed up, and you end up feeling fatigued, moody, and hungry the next day.</p>
<h3>Pros:</h3><ul><li>Consumer studies have shown that this product is completely safe to use, with no side effects reported.</li><li>It's made with 100% natural, non-GMO ingredients that have been proven to be safe.</li><li>This product targets lack of deep sleep, which is the main cause of unexplained weight loss. By improving your sleep quality, it helps you lose excess fat and maintain a healthy weight.</li><li>It's manufactured at an FDA approved, and GMP certified state of the art facility.</li><li>It doesn't contain stimulants or any banned substances.</li><li>It's easy to use since it only requires you to take the recommended dosage with water before bedtime.</li><li>It helps to boost metabolism, which is a result of improved sleep quality.</li><li>It has anti-aging properties, which also aid in preventing excessive weight gain.</li><li>It comes with a 60-day money-back guarantee to ensure that you don't suffer any loss if you're not satisfied with the product.</li><li>Suitable for use by both adult men and women.</li></ul><h3>Cons:</h3><ul><li>This supplement is only available for sale <a href="https://supplementscoop.com/resurge-eco" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>on the Official Website</strong></a>, so you cannot get it at your local store.</li><li>It's only safe to use for adults above the age of 18.</li><li>You'll have to wait at least 90 days to begin experiencing the optimal benefits of using the supplement. It can be too long for most people.</li></ul><h2>Resurge Ingredients</h2><p>Resurge is made with a blend of ingredients that help improve sleep, mood, and fat burning. They work together to help you lose weight naturally and keep from regaining it.</p><p><em>These are the main ingredients used in Resurge:</em></p>
<h3>Melatonin</h3><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5405617/" target="_blank">Melatonin</a> is a sleep hormone that's produced in the body. Its function is to maintain a healthy sleep-wake cycle.</p><p>When you age, the amount of melatonin being produced in the body decreases. This makes it harder for you to have a deep and restful sleep.</p><p>It's used as an ingredient in Resurge to supplement it and maintain its roles. With more melatonin, your brain will be able to get signals that it's time to sleep and prevent insomnia.</p><h3>Ashwagandha</h3><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3252722/" target="_blank">Ashwagandha</a> is an herb that has been widely used for many health purposes in traditional medicine. It helps the body maintain its natural functions when placed under stress.</p><p>It's good at fighting insomnia, and also boosts brain function. This plant extract can also help reduce the levels of bad cholesterol in your body.</p><h3>Hydroxytryptophan</h3><p>In the body, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3415362/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">hydroxytryptophan</a> helps you to fall asleep faster and for longer. It aids in the secretion of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that promotes calmness and also contributes to better sleep.</p><p>By promoting both sleep and boosting serotonin production, this ingredient improves mood and reduces symptoms of stress and anxiety. </p><p>Since these two are common effects of sleep deprivation, solving them is an important part of improving your sleep quality and maintaining your well-being.</p><h3>Arginine</h3><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6160175/" target="_blank">Arginine</a> is an amino acid that plays a role in muscle growth and development in the body. It also supports fat oxidation, which increases when you have more muscle mass.</p><p>This amino acid suppresses appetite, which helps you avoid overeating, which leads to weight gain. It also helps control blood sugar levels, which might be unstable as a result of excess weight gain. </p><h3>L-Theanine</h3><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6836118/" target="_blank">L-Theanine</a> is a potent cognitive booster that also promotes relaxation and induces satiety. It supports the production of GABA and serotonin, both of which are brain chemicals that improve mood and make it easier for you to sleep soundly. </p><h3>Lysine</h3><p>Yet another amino acid used in Resurge, <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27770943/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Lysine</a> helps boost energy levels in the body. With this ingredient, you'll feel the urge to be more active, which can help with your weight loss.</p><p>Lysine also boosts the formation of collagen in the body. Since collagen is used in the formation of muscles, skin, and bones, supplementation with lysine can help maintain good health as you lose weight.</p><h3><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6889702/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Zinc</a> & Magnesium </h3><p>These two minerals work together to boost the absorption of other ingredients in Resurge, restore neurotransmitters that support sleep, and improve metabolism.</p><p><em><strong>Click here to <a href="https://supplementscoop.com/resurge-eco" target="_blank">See the Full List of Ingredients in Resurge on the Official Website</a>.</strong></em></p>
<h2>How Does Resurge Work?</h2><p>Resurge works by improving deep sleep in men and women who are struggling with excessive weight gain. By optimizing the sleep-wake cycles, it helps the body reset and tap into its potential to burn off excess fat.</p><p>With better sleep, bodily functions such as metabolism are boosted. You'll also notice that you heal quickly from ailments, or that you don't get sick as often.</p><p>Antioxidant activity in your body is optimized to prevent oxidative damage that leads to inflammation, another major cause of weight gain. Resurge also contains ingredients that help fight free radicals in the body that make you unhealthier and encourage the storage of fat.</p><p>With Resurge, you'll not need to take part in any fad diets or strenuous exercises in order to see results. Once you take your nightly pill, your body will get to work to get rid of toxins and burn fat that makes you overweight.</p><p>One of the ways that better sleep aids with weight loss directly is that it promotes healthy levels of the ghrelin and leptin hormones in the body. When you're sleep-deprived, there's less leptin production, a hormone that suppresses appetite when you've had enough calories.</p><p>It means that you'll end up eating more than your body needs, which will then be stored as fat. While leptin drops, ghrelin, the hormone that triggers hunger, rises. </p><p>Therefore, the less you sleep, the hungrier you'll feel. When you get enough sleep, the levels of these hormones are maintained at healthy levels.</p><p>To learn more about how Resurge works, <strong><a href="https://supplementscoop.com/resurge-eco" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Click Here</a>.</strong></p>
<h2>Benefits of Using Resurge</h2><p><em>These are some of the benefits of using Resurge:</em></p><h3>Better Sleep</h3><p>Resurge helps you have better sleep. You'll be able to fall asleep faster and sleep for adequate hours each night. </p><p>This gives your body enough time to rest and recuperate from the day's activities. Aside from improving your overall health, it also boosts weight loss and prevents excessive weight gain.</p><p>By improving your sleep quality, Resurge helps diminish symptoms of sleep deprivation such as fatigue, frequent hunger cravings, and decreased energy. When you use this supplement for at least 90 days, you'll be able to sleep well and wake up feeling refreshed daily.</p><h3>Improved Energy</h3><p>You're likely to feel energetic and ready to take on the day after having a good night's sleep. You'll also feel more motivated to take part in physical exercise, which can further improve your health.</p><h3>Less Cravings</h3><p>Sleep-deprived people are more likely to reach for unhealthy and fattening sugary goods during the day. These snacks provide a quick burst of energy, which fades away and leaves you feeling hungrier. If you keep feeding these cravings, you'll gain weight fast.</p><p>Resurge helps you to get enough sleep so that these sugary cravings can decrease. It also contains ingredients such as L-Theanine that promote satiety and keep you from eating more calories than you need.</p><h3>Improved Mental Well-Being</h3><p>The ingredients in Resurge may help increase the production of neurotransmitters in the brain that promote relaxation and reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety. </p>
<h2>Side Effects</h2><p>There have been no reports of side effects by people who have used Resurge so far. This is attributed to the natural formulation used to make Resurge.</p><p>With no artificial chemicals or stimulants used, this supplement poses no risk to users. This product is also manufactured and packed under strict hygienic standards, which prevents any type of contamination.</p><p>However, if you're using any type of prescription medicine, it's best to consult your physician before using Resurge.</p><p>This is because some of the natural compounds used have the potential to interact with certain kinds of medication. A qualified doctor will let you know if you need to take any precautions.</p>
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C. struck down the Trump administration's proposed changes to the SNAP benefits program. Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images
By Julia Conley
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. late Sunday struck down the Trump administration's proposed changes to the SNAP benefits program, potentially saving hundreds of thousands of people from losing badly needed federal food assistance.
<p>U.S. District Chief Judge Beryl Howell<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/trump-food-stamp-cuts/2020/10/18/7c124612-117a-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html" target="_blank"> issued</a> a scathing ruling, denouncing President Donald Trump and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who she said have been "icily silent about how many [adults] would have been denied SNAP benefits had the changes sought ... been in effect while the pandemic rapidly spread across the country."</p><p>New York Attorney General Letitia James, who was among more than a dozen state attorneys general who joined the District of Columbia in suing the administration over the changes, called Howell's ruling "a major victory for common sense and basic human decency in our nation."</p>
<div id="e8d44" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="be49aabc36a5465eed30ca54f88f6b2d"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1318171686232096772" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">A judge has ruled in our favor and blocked the Trump administration’s unlawful changes to SNAP. This decision is… https://t.co/5zeTafxMLm</div> — NY AG James (@NY AG James)<a href="https://twitter.com/NewYorkStateAG/statuses/1318171686232096772">1603111595.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>The USDA proposed the changes months before the coronavirus pandemic began. They were initially set to go into effect in April, but Howell issued an injunction in March, as the president declared a state of emergency, ordering the administration to delay the changes. Perdue later appealed Howell's order, potentially allowing the new rules to go into effect despite a pandemic<a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf" target="_blank"> that has left millions unemployed.</a></p><p>Under existing SNAP benefits rules, states are able to waive work requirements for SNAP benefits for areas with unemployment rates as low as 2.5%. Perdue and Trump moved to tighten the criteria for waiving the requirements by raising the minimum rate to 6%.</p><p>The change could have left nearly 700,000 people without the benefit, the <em>Washington Post</em><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/trump-food-stamp-cuts/2020/10/18/7c124612-117a-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> reported </a>Sunday.</p><p>Tamar Haspel, a <em>Post</em> food policy columnist, tweeted that the proposal, and the administration's attempt to ensure it could go into effect during the public health and economic crisis, was in the running for Trump's "Vilest Policy Ever."</p>
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<p>The pandemic, Howell said in her ruling, exposed how unworkable the administration's proposed changes were, with the number of Americans relying on SNAP benefits <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/trump-food-stamp-cuts/2020/10/18/7c124612-117a-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html" target="_blank">growing</a> by 17%, or six million enrollees, and unemployment rates quadrupling.</p><p>Perdue and Trump displayed an "utter failure to address the issue" of how millions would be affected by new work requirements during the crisis, Howell said, rendering their changes "arbitrary and capricious."</p><p>With the ruling handed down two weeks before Nov. 3, the last day Americans can vote in the presidential election, journalist Matt Taibbi wrote that it may serve as a reminder of the president's priorities.</p>
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Indigenous Women to Financial CEOs: Stop Abetting 'Climate-Wrecking' Tar Sands Industry
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Demonstrators hold signs at an anti-tar sands march in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2015. Fibonacci Blue / CC BY 2.0
By Andrea Germanos
A group of Indigenous women and their allies on Monday urged the heads of major global financial institutions to stop propping up the tar sands industry and sever all ties with the sector's "climate-wrecking pipelines, as well as the massively destructive extraction projects that feed them."
<p>The demand to the CEOs comes in an <a href="https://d99d2e8d-06c9-433b-915d-f6e381b1acd4.usrfiles.com/ugd/d99d2e_d74cf8f06b194a8cb1c96b6c07ee7713.pdf" target="_blank">open letter</a> signed by more than 40 Indigenous leaders including Rebecca Adamson, Cherokee and founder of First Nations and First Peoples Worldwide; Tara Houska, Couchiching First Nation and founder of the Giniw Collective; and Winona LaDuke, White Earth Nation and executive director of Honor the Earth.</p><p>Supporting the call is a diverse group of over 150 organizations such as Another Gulf Is Possible Collaborative, Global Exchange, and Indigenous Environmental Network.</p><p>"It's time to move on. The most destructive and expensive oil in the world needs to stay in the ground," LaDuke said in a statement.</p><p>Beyond the tar sands sector's "grave threats to Indigenous rights, cultural survival, local waterways and environments, the global climate, and public health," the open letter says continued financing and insuring of tar sands projects just makes bad economic sense, noting that "no subsector has had a worse financial prognosis than tar sands oil."</p>
<p>"The current economic crisis has sent oil and gas prices, and particularly tar sands oil, plunging," the letter notes.</p><p>"Tar sands is one of the most carbon-intensive, expensive extraction processes in the industry, and these pipelines are likely to be stranded assets soon after they are built," the women wrote, referring to a scenario in which fossil fuels will have to stay in the ground.</p><p>The letter zeroes in on three specific pipelines as pivotal to future tar sands extraction — TC Energy's <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/14/we-will-never-back-down-landowners-and-green-groups-file-new-lawsuit-against" target="_blank">Keystone XL pipeline</a>, Enbridge's <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/06/03/activists-stage-blockade-block-work-line-3-court-tosses-out-proposed-pipelines" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Line 3 pipeline</a>, and the Canadian government-owned <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/02/05/we-will-continue-fight-protesters-vow-after-canadian-court-dismisses-indigenous" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trans Mountain pipeline</a> — each of which has faced sustained <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/10/02/solidarity-frontline-communities-day-action-demands-end-funding-tar-sands" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">opposition</a>. The economic impact of such opposition can't be denied, with the letter pointing to the "$25 billion in mining assets lost due to operations being tied up or shut down by community protests" in 2018.</p>
<p>What's more, the Indigenous leaders wrote, the "risk portfolio for extractive and land-based companies show[s] that 73% of company risk and delays are non-technical. Non-technical means community protests and boycotts that result in operational delays or shutdowns."</p><p>Should the CEOs fail to heed the demands laid out in the letter, further delays ought to be expected. "We will continue to resist the remaining proposed projects and hold the financial backers of these companies accountable," the letter states.</p><p>While the ecological harm of tar sands extraction and infrastructure has been repeatedly noted by <a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/tag/fossil-fuels">fossil fuel</a> critics, the letter points to new threats brought by the coronavirus crisis. The signatories point to the multiple work sites in Alberta that have seen outbreaks of COVID-19 as extremely bad news for Indigenous communities who "are uniquely vulnerable to the virus' spread due to historically underfunded healthcare programs and significant health disparities."</p>
<p>In addition, an influx of project workers and so-called "man camps" brings particularly acute harm to Indigenous women:</p><blockquote>Indigenous women in these rural areas are in peril. There is growing evidence that the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) is directly linked to fossil fuel production. Workers relocate to construction sites to build pipelines, creating temporary housing communities known as "man camps" near the pipeline route, which is oftentimes on or next to tribal nation lands. Studies, reports, and Congressional hearings have found that man camps lead to increased rates of sexual violence and sexual trafficking.</blockquote><p>"We need a just transition to <a href="http://www.ecowatch.com/renewable-energy/">renewable</a>, sustainable energy, not expansion of fossil fuel extraction," the signatories declare. "We demand respect for our rights and sovereignty as Indigenous Peoples so that we can control our own lands, futures, and job opportunities."</p>
<p>The letter lays out a way forward for the financial institutions.</p><p>"Rather than exploit the tar sands sector for its last drops of profit in the face of climate crisis and disregard the health and safety of communities along pipeline routes, your company can accelerate a just transition for Indigenous nations, communities, and workers that depend on the industry for their livelihoods by publicly ruling out involvement in these tar sands projects and redirecting your insurance underwriting to communities and renewable, clean energy," the women wrote.</p><p>According to Joye Braun, Cheyenne River Sioux, organizer with Indigenous Environmental Network, the tar sands industry has been "nothing more than evil incarnate."</p><p>"We must put a stop to them," said Braun. "We must stand and say enough is enough. Join us in saving our future. Join us putting the proverbial nail in the coffin of these dying, unneeded industries."</p>
<p><em>Reposted with permission from <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/10/19/indigenous-women-financial-ceos-stop-abetting-climate-wrecking-tar-sands-sector-or" target="_blank">Common Dreams</a>.</em><br/></p>From Your Site Articles
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