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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

August 5 News Update

Qualified praise for Obama's clean power plan
5 Questions About Obama’s Climate Change Plan *
Toxic algae blooming in warm water from California to Alaska
Foodies and farmworkers: Allies or enemies?
Oklahoma Acts to Limit Earthquake Risk at Oil and Gas Wells *
Methane Leaks May Greatly Exceed Estimates, Report Says *

Federal judge upholds NLRB election rules
Union movement helps workers become citizens
Tax filing problems could jeopardize health law aid for 1.8M
Japan A-bomb survivors speak out against nuclear power, decry Abe’s view of war
Bismarck bishop tells parishes to break ties with Boy Scouts
Community forum Thursday on $15 minimum wage
US nuclear upgrade to cost taxpayers nearly $1 trillion, study finds
Sandra Bland's family sues arresting officer
Wilmington 10: no compensation for four families, North Carolina court rules


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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Bill Onasch at 4:57 AM

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Retiree member of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1287. Active member National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981. Webmaster of kclabor.org since March, 2000. Former Vice-President of ATU 1287. In Minneapolis during Seventies-Eighties held several posts in UE Local 1139 including Local President and Shop Chairman at Litton Microwave. Charter member of Labor Party Advocates. Founding member of US Labor Against the War.
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