Obama-Era Rules Protecting Against Pesticide Exposure Restored

The Environmental Protection Agency said the rules help to prevent exposure among farm workers and their families, as well as neighboring communities. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has restored Obama-era measures aimed at protecting people from pesticide exposure on and around farms, it has announced. The measures, published in a final rule on Oct.

Firefighters Union Declines to Endorse Trump or Harris in Presidential Race

The IAFF’s announcement comes two weeks after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters also declined to endorse a presidential candidate. With only weeks to go until the November election, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), a labor union representing more than 300,000 firefighters and emergency responders across the United States, announced on Oct. 3 that

‘We Need You’: Former Militant Leader Whose Group Was Surveilled by FBI Co-Chairs Biden-Harris Environmental Justice Council

A former militant group leader whose organization was affiliated with the Weathermen terrorists and monitored by the FBI now leads a small but influential group of White House policymakers championed by Vice President Kamala Harris. The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council was created in the first week of the Biden-Harris administration as part of

Vance or Walz? Here’s Who the Polls Say Won VP Debate

Vice presidential nominees Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz both went into Tuesday’s debate knowing that their contest, traditionally an afterthought in presidential politics, was going to command the nation’s focus in unusual fashion. Over 43 million viewers were treated to a calm and more substantive conversation about national political issues. Vance and

US Port Workers and Operators Reach Deal To End East Coast Strike

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters)—U.S. dock workers and port operators have reached a tentative deal that will immediately end a three-day strike that has shut down shipping on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) said on Thursday. The tentative agreement is for a

Biden Visits Florida, Georgia to Survey Hurricane Damage

He emphasized the need to unite as Americans during disaster recovery. President Joe Biden continued his tour of areas impacted by Hurricane Helene on Oct. 3, visiting Florida and Georgia to survey the damage from the deadly storm. Biden delivered remarks after surveying the damage in Ray City, Georgia, and defended the federal government’s response