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Oil and gas industry petitions to block pipeline monitoring rule that cites Enbridge failures

March 7, 2022 block, pipeline, cites, monitoring, rule, industry, failures, petitions, Enbridge0 comment

Two oil and gas industry groups have filed a petition in hopes of eliminating a Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) rule that would better hold them accountable. The American Petroleum Institute (API) and GPA Midstream want to halt the implementation of the “Pipeline Safety: Unusually Sensitive Areas for the Great Lakes, Coastal Beaches, and Certain Coastal Waters” rule that went into effect last month. The rule explicitly cites API member Enbridge’s failures with its Line 5 and Line 6B pipelines as to why stricter regulations must take effect. According to the…

How anti-Asian hate crimes are connected to state-sanctioned violence

February 27, 2022 crimes, violence, hate, connected, antiAsian, statesanctioned0 comment

by Grace Deng This article was originally published at Prism Chien-An Yuan wants everyone to read the poems carved by imprisoned Chinese immigrant laborers on the barrack walls of Angel Island. Daily Kos

Republican who signed anti-trans sports bill into law suggests gender-affirming care is child abuse

February 23, 2022 antitrans, genderaffirming, Republican, abuse, into, Bill, care, child, suggests, sports, signed0 comment

While conservatives have fanned faux hysteria about trans girls participating in girls’ sports teams, they’ve gotten a distressing amount of people on board for anti-trans rhetoric. Normalizing exclusion, discrimination, and “othering” always leads us… Daily Kos

Connect! Unite! Act! Will windmills help save the environment, or cause you to lose your teeth?

February 19, 2022 Windmills, Help, Environment, lose, unite, cause, teeth, 'Save, connect0 comment

Connect! Unite! Act! is a weekly series that seeks to create face-to-face networks in each congressional district. Groups meet regularly to socialize, get out the vote, support candidates, … Daily Kos

State police raid home of top Michigan Republicans amid disturbing allegations

February 15, 2022 raid, disturbing, state, Republicans, Police, Amid, home, Michigan, Allegations0 comment

On Tuesday, reports came out of Michigan that the home of Republican Lee Chatfield’s former chief of staff was searched by state police. Rob Minard served under Chatfield while the latter was speaker of the Michigan House. Minard’s wife, Anne Minard, was an adviser and the director of external affairs during that time. She was also the treasurer for four of Chatfield’s political action committees. State police told reporters that this search was a part of an “ongoing investigation.” The Detroit News reports that Chatfield’s position at the top of the Michigan GOP…

House Republican touts ‘Dignity Act’ bill claiming to make path to legalization, but don’t be fooled

February 11, 2022 Fooled, dignity, Republican, House, don't, touts, Bill, Path, Legalization, Act', Claiming0 comment

A South Florida Republican has introduced an immigration bill she’s touting as “The Dignity Act.” Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar claims the legislation will “provide a dignified solution to immigrants currently living in the US.” On its surface, it would appear to make Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar a rarity of sorts, a Republican putting forward a pathway to legalization. But don’t be fooled. Experts and immigrant rights advocates note that the path to legalization in Salazar’s bill is a “dead end,” thanks to the ridiculous standards it sets—which Republicans will make sure can never be met. Advocates note…