Petro Metro: A Toxic Tour of Houston from Refineries to Superfund Sites in Wake of Harvey; Will Houston’s Post-Harvey Recovery Exacerbate Inequities or Build a More Just City?
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Democracy Now – September 4, 2017
Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
Should Texas Residents Know the Chemicals They’re Breathing After the Arkema Plant Explosion? Texas Republicans Pushed to Kill Safety Regulations for Arkema Chemical Plant Before Explosion; Greenpeace & Indigenous Water Protectors Respond to Lawsuit Accusing DAPL Activists of Eco-Terrorism.
Surrounded by Oil Refineries, Port Arthur, TX Faces New Environmental Crisis Following Harvey Floods
Surrounded by Oil Refineries, Port Arthur, TX Faces New Environmental Crisis Following Harvey Floods; George Monbiot: We Can’t Be Silent on Climate Change or the Unsustainability of Capitalist System; Deandre Harris Was Savagely Beaten by White Supremacists in Virginia. Why Only Two Arrests So Far?
Naomi Klein’s Message to the Media Covering Houston: Now is the Time to Talk About Climate Change; Environmental Crisis Unfolding in Houston as Oil & Chemical Industry Spew Toxic Pollutants into Air; Ex-NASA Scientist James Hansen: There is a Clear Link Between Climate Change & Stronger Hurricanes; Texas Prisoners Evacuated as Floodwaters Rise, Houston Jail … Continued
Dr. Robert Bullard: Houston’s “Unrestrained Capitalism” Made Harvey “Catastrophe Waiting to Happen”; Hurricane Harvey: Zip Code & Race Determine Who Will Bear Burden Of Climate Change; Immigrants in Houston Face Triple Threat: Flooding, Racist Texas Law SB4 & Potentially Losing DACA; 1,200 Die as “Devastating” Climate Change-Linked Floods Submerge Parts of South Asia; Just Before … Continued
As Catastrophic Flooding Hits Houston, Fears Grow of Pollution from Oil Refineries & Superfund Sites
As Catastrophic Flooding Hits Houston, Fears Grow of Pollution from Oil Refineries & Superfund Sites; “This Is the New Normal”: How Climate Change Is Fueling Massive Storms like Harvey; A Dilemma for Undocumented in Texas: Wait Out Hurricane Harvey Or Seek Help And Risk Deportation? “Resurrected From Irrelevance”: Arizona Republic Columnist Slams Trump Pardon of … Continued
Meet the State Dept. Science Envoy Who Spelled Out “Impeach” in His Resignation Letter to Trump; Science Envoy who Resigned in Protest of Trump: Climate Change Makes Storms like Harvey More Severe; Despite Protest from Johnson & Johnson, Florida Executes Man Using Untested Drug Cocktail; New DNA Evidence Cited As Missouri Governor Stays Execution of … Continued
Tariq Ramadan: As Muslims Condemn Spain Attack, Americans Must Denounce U.S. Killings in Syria, Iraq; Trapped in Raqqa: Amnesty Says Civilians Caught in “Deadly Labyrinth” As U.S. Intensifies Airstrikes; Pakistani Journalist: Why Is Trump Pushing For Failed Military Solution Instead of Diplomacy?.
Thousands Protest in AZ as Trump Threatens Govt Shutdown over Border Wall & Defends C’ville Remarks; Arizona Migrant Justice Activist: Pardon the Immigrants Arpaio Criminalized, not the Racist Sheriff; Predicting Trump Won’t Last Full Term, Alec Baldwin Speaks Out on Impersonating the President; Debate: As Trump Prolongs War in Afghanistan, Should U.S. Pull Out Troops … Continued