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If you have information about the deportation operation or the immigrants who were deported, we want to hear from you.
 #CECOT #Immigration #Deportation #Immigrants #ICE #Venezuela #ElSalvador
Indigenous activists opposed to Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine have for years been surveilled by law enforcement agencies and the company behind the mine, records show. “They treat us like we’re domestic terrorists,” an organizer said.
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“Under the Microscope”: Activists Opposing a Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show
Law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, have collaborated with private security to surveil largely peaceful protesters opposed to the Thacker ...
 #News #Indigenous #Environment #Surveillance #Nevada #ThackerPass #FBI
The Forest Service Claims It’s Fully Staffed for a Worsening Fire Season. Data Shows Thousands of Unfilled Jobs. — DOGE cuts and voluntary resignations have severely hampered the agency as the nation enters the peak of fire season, with more than 1 million acres burning across 10 Western states.
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The Forest Service Claims It’s Fully Staffed for a Worsening Fire Season. Data Shows Thousands of Unfilled Jobs.
DOGE cuts and voluntary resignations have severely hampered the agency as the nation enters the peak of fire season, with more than 1 million acres...
 #News #Wildfires #DOGE #USPolitics #Forest #Fire
Trump Administration Looking to Slash Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches — A draft executive order viewed by ProPublica directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for launch licenses — a change Elon Musk’s SpaceX and others have long sought.
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Trump Administration Looking to Slash Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches
A draft executive order viewed by ProPublica directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite...
 #News #Environment #Aviation #SpaceX #Space #ElonMusk #Regulation #Trump
Over the years, Texas legislators have declined to pass at least three bills that would create siren or alert systems, a tool that Kerr County officials tried to secure for years before the July 4 flooding.
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Texas Lawmakers Largely Ignored Recommendations Aimed at Helping Rural Areas Like Kerr County Prepare for Flooding
Texas lawmakers’ inaction on flood prevention often hits rural and economically disadvantaged communities the hardest, experts said.
 #News #Texas #KerrCounty #Flood #Law #Emergency #Disaster
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to overhaul an obscure but vital program that underpins the nation’s childhood immunization system. Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
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RFK Jr. Wants to Overhaul a Vital System That Supports Childhood Immunization
The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If ...
 #News #Health #Vaccines #RFKJr #Children #Medicine #PublicHealth
After a ProPublica investigation revealed how Microsoft’s “digital escort” tech support service could expose sensitive government data to cyberattacks, the company says China-based engineers will no longer provide assistance on DOD cloud services.
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Microsoft Says It Has Stopped Using China-Based Engineers to Support Defense Department Computer Systems
After a ProPublica investigation revealed how Microsoft’s “digital escort” tech support service could expose sensitive government data to cyb...
 #News #Microsoft #Tech #Technology #Defense #Government #DOD #Cybercrime
Federal housing officials spent years investigating cities from #Chicago to Memphis to Corpus Christi for putting industrial plants and unwanted facilities in poor, nonwhite neighborhoods. Now, under Trump, the agency plans to drop the cases.
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Trump Administration Prepares to Drop Seven Major Housing Discrimination Cases
Federal housing officials spent years investigating cities from Chicago to Memphis to Corpus Christi for putting industrial plants and unwanted fac...
 #News #Housing #Environment #Pollution #Discrimination #Racism
Calling from a Texas detention center, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas told his wife to hit record: “They detained me simply because of my tattoos. I am not a criminal.” “Just in case something happens to me, so you can be aware.” A month later, he was gone.
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He Came to the U.S. to Support His Sick Child. He Was Detained. Then He Disappeared.
Like most of the more than 230 Venezuelan men deported to a Salvadoran prison, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas had followed U.S. immigration rules. The...
 #News #Immigration #Trump #Deportation #ICE #ElSalvador #Venezuela
Remembering the Incredible Life of DIY Geneticist Jill Viles — In 2013, ProPublica reporter David Epstein was contacted by a woman with a wild story and a batch of photos she believed were clues to the mystery of her condition. Turns out, she was right.
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The Most Interesting Email I Ever Received: Remembering the Incredible Life of DIY Geneticist Jill Viles
In 2013, ProPublica reporter David Epstein was contacted by a woman with a wild story and a batch of photos she believed were clues to the mystery ...
 #Journalism #Genetics #Science #Research #Health #Disability