By Andrew J. Whelton for The Conversation.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Ohio News Connection for the Public News Service-Conversation collaboration. . .
Members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe are planning a march and other events this week to oppose what they re calling a destructive mining project slated for Oak Flat near the town of Superior, in south central Arizona. Resolution Copper is a joint venture by Rio Tinto and BHP. Both corporations say the mine will bring thousands of jobs to the area. .
East Palestine, Ohio, residents have been given the green light to return home, but many believe it is not safe to do so. They re experiencing skin rashes, nausea, burning eyes and other symptoms after a Norfolk Southern train derailed there two weeks ago, spewing toxic chemicals. A controlled burn of the highly combustible chemical cocktail released more toxic fumes into the air for miles. .
By Tom Perkins for Planet Detroit.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Michigan News Connection with support from the Solutions Journalism Network During the early 1970s, Michigan enacted a bold set of environmental laws that helped form an unprecedented check on the nation s industrial heartland. The state s water and air quality standards went beyond the minimum set by federal law, and it became a leader in managing natural resources and protecting wetlands. But it wouldn t last long. .
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Photo: San Francisco protest
In a resounding rejection of the corporate media’s non-stop propaganda campaign, people in cities all across the United States participated in demonstrations July 24-26 to demand an end to the blockade of Cuba and all U.S. intervention. Organizers of the demonstrations argued that the hardships experienced by the Cuban people are the result of the six-decade-long economic war being waged on the country by the United States. They rejected the lie that the Cuban government is oppressive towards its people and expressed support for the Cuban revolution.
The actions coincided with the annual July 26 holiday, which commemorates the 1953 raid on the Moncada barracks led by Fidel Castro that sparked the revolution.