December 28, 2017
Lawrence Journal-World, Peter Hancock, December 24, 2017- As a group in Lawrence prepares a strong push for local regulations that would raise the minimum age for buying tobacco to 21, efforts may be underway at the state level to push for a law that would pre-empt the ability of local …
December 28, 2017
KJZZ News, Casey Kuhn, December 22, 2017- In a darkened room in downtown Phoenix, the glow of a PowerPoint presentation lights up the faces of a dozen Tonopah residents who are grilling the county air quality director. “No one knew what they were going to put in,” one resident said. …
December 7, 2017
Surfrider Foundation, Angela Howe, December 5, 2017- “Preemption” is a legal term to describe when a higher authority takes control of a certain issue or area of regulation. In the world of plastic pollution, preemption is when statewide legislation is used to take away a local city’s right to pass …
November 22, 2017
The Gazette, Erin Jordan, November 20, 2017- Iowans concerned with the proliferation of large-scale animal feeding operations are beating the drum for changes that include local control for counties and changes to Iowa’s master matrix, a scoring system for siting the operations. That drum beat was steady in a nearly …
November 20, 2017
Texas Monthly, Kelly Coles, November 17, 2017- A 2016 study from the American Journal of Public Health on fracking disposal wells in the Eagle Ford area of South Texas found a positive correlation between the proximity of a fracking wastewater disposal site and the proportion of people of color living in that area. Fracking …