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“There are nightmares that make more sense than this”*:The GOP versus the EPA
On the front page of the New York Times the other day was the sickening story, “A Trump County Confronts the Administration With a Rash of Childhood Cancers,” by Hiroko Tabuchi. The county is in Indiana and, as Tabuchi begins: … Continue reading
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Tagged Amity Shlaes, Democracy in Chains, Ewing's sarcoma, Flint Michigan, Flint River, Glioblastoma, Johnson County Indiana, Koch Brothers, libertarianism, lymphocytic leukemia, Mackinac Center, Nicholas Kristof, public choice theory, State Policy Network, the GOP versus the EPA
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Today’s worst story–made-made, not natural, catastrophe
From 538 Significant Digits: 58 percent The full consequences of the Flint water crisis are still coming to light: Fertility rates dropped 12 percent while women in the city were exposed to increased lead in their drinking water, according to … Continue reading
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Tagged 538 Significant Digits, Betsy DeVos, fetal death rates, Flint Michigan, Flint water crisis, Michigan
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Tort lawsuits over civil wrongs are on decline? Not for long
From 538 Significant Digits: 2 in 1,000 A new analysis finds that tort lawsuits — the ones over civil wrongs that cause someone loss or harm, such as suits over medical malpractice and car accidents — are on the decline, … Continue reading
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Tagged 538 Significant Digits, big business and regulations, EPA clean water regulations, Flint Michigan, government regulations, Koch Bros, tort lawsuits, Wall Street Journal, water pollution
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