Monday, May 19, 2014

May 19 News Update


Turkish miner who survived says company to blame
Turkish mine rescue winds up as death toll rises to 301
Turkey Mine Disaster: Erdogan Loses His Grip

Greenland glacial melt adds to sea level rise
Greenland's Never-Before-Seen Valleys Could Prolong Melting
Unprecedented B.C. glacier melt seeps into U.S. climate change concerns

New owner of Lac-Mégantic railroad plans to restart oil shipments
Stranded cargo ship threatens the Galápagos
Another snag: Health payouts may be wrong
Death in Hot Jail Cell Highlights National Issue *
G.M. Is Fined Over Safety and Called a Lawbreaker *
Rio official: Water pollution targets won't be met
Symbol of Greece's protests, cleaners win in court
Los Alamos container linked to nuke dump leak
Alberta teachers pass no confidence vote against Education Minister
The coal plant to end all coal plants?

Fumes linger after LA oil slick
Quixotic ’80 Campaign Gave Birth to Kochs’ Powerful Network *
Poorer Health of Surgery Patients on Medicaid May Alter Law’s Bottom Line *
Inquiry by General Motors Is Said to Focus on Its Lawyers *
Greece's leftist Syriza fares well in key local races
Frustration grows over $3.4B settlement delay
Jess Spear Running Against House Speaker Frank Chopp
NLRB's Boeing decision puts focus on cameras in workplace
Novelis accused of coercing Oswego workers into not joining union
Student Debt Grows Faster at Universities With Highest-Paid Leaders *
Science Standards Divide a State Built on Coal and Oil *
Court May Hold Fate of Children Knocked Off Citizenship Path *
Workers at N.Y.U.’s Abu Dhabi Site Faced Harsh Conditions *
Divergent Accounts in an Occupy Wall Street Protester’s Assault Case *

Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.

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