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Hillary Clinton Breaks Keystone XL Silence, Announces Her Opposition to the Pipeline
Posted by EcoWatch: Jon Queally on September 23rd, 2015
EcoWatch: Joining political rival Bernie Sanders in his long-held opposition and distancing herself from the reluctance of the Obama administration to reject the project outright, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton came out publicly against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline for the first time on Tuesday. “I think it is imperative,” Clinton said during a campaign stop in Iowa, “that we look at the Keystone pipeline as what I believe it is—a distraction from important work we have to do on...
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Pres. Obama Makes Disaster Declaration for Northern California Wildfire
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 23rd, 2015
Associated Press: President Barack Obama declared a major disaster Tuesday in a Northern California wildfire that has destroyed at least 1,200 homes and killed at least three people.
The declaration issued for the fire that broke out in Lake County 90 miles north of San Francisco releases federal money for recovery and cleanup, including grant money for temporary housing and home repairs.
The devastating wildfire that started Sept. 12 ranks among California's most destructive and stands at 79 percent contained...