Some Good News:
The New York Times reports that the White House may be preparing to begin the elimination of some of the thousands of redundant nuclear weapons in the U. S. arsenal. The Obama administration has yet to announce the "how and why" scenario for a use of nuclear weapons, a policy statement that every administration has delivered since the Truman administration.
How Safe Is Your Drinking Water?
During the past four years, the E.P.A., the government's organization that is supposed to be guarding the safety of your drinking water, has lost its teeth. Supreme Court decisions have taken the bite out of clean water laws by not stipulating which water supplies the agency has authority over. The New York Times reports that "117 million Americans get their drinking water from sources fed by waters that are vulnerable to exclusion from the Clean Water Act," citing the E.P.A.
The New York Times reports that the White House may be preparing to begin the elimination of some of the thousands of redundant nuclear weapons in the U. S. arsenal. The Obama administration has yet to announce the "how and why" scenario for a use of nuclear weapons, a policy statement that every administration has delivered since the Truman administration.
How Safe Is Your Drinking Water?
During the past four years, the E.P.A., the government's organization that is supposed to be guarding the safety of your drinking water, has lost its teeth. Supreme Court decisions have taken the bite out of clean water laws by not stipulating which water supplies the agency has authority over. The New York Times reports that "117 million Americans get their drinking water from sources fed by waters that are vulnerable to exclusion from the Clean Water Act," citing the E.P.A.
Labels: Politics, The Environment
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