safety
Despite Justice Dept. order, #NoDAPL pipeline standoff continues
November 4, 2016This week, the Obama administration released through the Department of Justice webpage an official statement on the Dakota Access Pipeline, stating that they will be halting the construction until “it can determine whether it will need...
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War crimes on the Northern Plains: #NoDAPL
October 28, 2016There are reports of demonstrators being hooded; waterboarding; young Native females arrested and strip searched.
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Encampment at Standing Rock cleared, over 140 arrested
October 28, 2016Police forces aggressively closed in on protesters, beating and pepper spraying men, women, youth, and elders.
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Senate delayed train safety rule days before Hoboken accident
October 3, 2016A GOP-run U.S. Senate panel approved legislation delaying a safety system that could have prevented the accident.
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OSHA fines Tyson 263k after faulty machine amputates worker’s finger
August 22, 2016OSHA said the worker had his finger amputated by the machine when he was trying to remove chicken parts jammed in its conveyor belt.
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