Tennessee Official Says Complaining About Water Quality Could Be Considered 'Act of Terrorism' | Alternet

Tennessee Official Says Complaining About Water Quality Could Be Considered 'Act of Terrorism' | Alternet
"The claim was made during a meeting with residents who say the "cloudy, odd-tasting water" is making their children sick."

'Huge Win': California Committee Votes to Halt Fracking | Common Dreams

'Huge Win': California Committee Votes to Halt Fracking | Common Dreams
"Californians gained a key victory in the fight to protect the state's water and air Monday when three bills that halt the practice of fracking won votes in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee."

Capitol Hill’s Rabid, Ravaging Republicans | Common Dreams

Capitol Hill’s Rabid, Ravaging Republicans | Common Dreams
"House Republicans have a conflict of interest between their families’ lungs and their corporatized minds. Resolution? Vote to weaken the Clean Air Act, drinking water safety standards, cut funding for these cancer preventing, health protecting programs while pushing for more military weapons and bloated Pentagon budgets. The Republicans went so far as to vote for polluters over children, pregnant women and people who live in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. These Republicans voted to block the EPA mercury and air toxics standards that the agency estimated would save 12,000 lives every year and prevent more than one million asthma attacks."