Industry in the United States. We will take you on a toxic tour of the city from the flooded Oil Refineries spewing contaminants into the air of neighborhoods, so often poor communities of color. Plus, we attend a fundraiser to pay for the funerals of four rescue volunteers who were electrocuted when their small boat was swept away by churning floodwaters. They were undocumented. Then we visit with the father of the Environmental Justice movement dr. Robert bullard after he returned to his houston home after a mandatory evacuation. How can we make invisible communities visible yucca those communities who have been inundated of pollution before the storm yucca when a storm like this, happens, it exposes that vulnerability. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. North korea carried out its strongestever nuclear test sunday, just days after the u. S. And south korea wrapped up their massive joint military d
Hurricane harvey tops 63, we will look at the fallout from the historic storm in a spspecil report from houston, texas, the epicenter of the fossil fuel industry in the united ststates. We will take you on a toxic tour of the city from the flooded Oil Refineries spewing contaminants into the air of neighborhoods, so often poor commmmunities s of cocol. Plus, wewe attend a a fundraiseo pay for the e funerals of four rescue volunteerers who were electrocuted when their small boat was swept away by churning floodwaters. They were undocumented. Then we visit with the father of the Environmental Justice movement dr. Robert bullard after he returned to his houston home after a mandatory evacuation. How can we make invisible communities visible yucca those communities who have been inundated of pollution before the storm yucca when a storm like this, happens, it exposes that vulnerability. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report
What is expected to be one of the hottest days on record. Is also the hundreds day 100th day of the Trump Presidency and people are concerned. People are here talking about Climate Justice. Last night at a forum at Howard University was a discussion about Climate Justice and climate racism. Climate disruption is the topic everywhere. We are standing in front of the ous kent along where a News Conference is happening, of the leaders who will be marching today. There are thousands. I wanted to start by going to 350. Org. Of good morning. You standing between the capital and the washington monument. Your thoughts on this day and why so many are gathered. It is an important day. It is the 100th day of the Trump Administration. We have seen nothing but bad news for people in the planet. That is why so many will come. Amy who came up with this . That is what is wonderful. It is truly a coming together of labor, health groups, environmentalists, community groups, over 900 organizations are ma
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like up thank you. Winona laduke is a native american activist and longtime warrior for the environment. She is subject of new documentary called first daughter and the black snake here are clips now from that fi film. With eight pipelines that are already in right now the ambridge company with pretty much the state of minnesota wants to add two more pipelines and open a brand new corridor and run it through some of 9 heart of our best wild rice and heart of the 1855 treaty. Thats what were fighting for. Pretty aggressive commercialism. Let me ask you specifically about the Standing Rock matter. I was in Standing Rock with late great film maker our last Work Together was at Standing Rock on december or 4th when the announcement came when there was going to be a stay in the pipeline and there were cheers all around Standing Rock as you well know but the grown shifted again no pun intended whats the announcement on Standing Rock. As y
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like up thank you. Winona laduke is a native american activist and longtime warrior for the environment. She is subject of new documentary called first daughter and the black snake here are clips now from that fi film. With eight pipelines that are already in right now the ambridge company with pretty much the state of minnesota wants to add two more pipelines and open a brand new corridor and run it through some of 9 heart of our best wild rice and heart of the 1855 treaty. Thats what were fighting for. Pretty aggressive commercialism. Let me ask you specifically about the Standing Rock matter. I was in Standing Rock with late great film maker our last Work Together was at Standing Rock on december or 4th when the announcement came when there was going to be a stay in the pipeline and there were cheers all around Standing Rock as you well know but the grown shifted again no pun intended whats the announcement on Standing Rock. As y