Author : Lisa Neff
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January 16,2017
10 banks funding Dakota Access Pipeline decline meetings with tribal leaders
For the past six weeks, a global coalition has been pressuring banks providing project loans to the Dakota Access Pipeline to renegotiate or cancel their loans. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and other Indigenous leaders in December requested the banks meet with tribal representatives to hear their concerns. The deadline for banks to respond to the meeting request was Jan. 10. As of Jan. 16.... Read More -
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Tracking Trump
January 13,2017
Read the open letter more than 150 LGBT elected officials sent to Trump
More than 150 LGBT elected officials, representing millions of people from across the country, are calling on President-elect Donald Trump to respect LGBT Americans and continue efforts to advance equality. In an open letter to the president-elect, 156 elected officials express grave concerns about his cabinet appointees and implore Trump to “be a president for all Americans.” The l.... Read More -
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Progressive
January 13,2017
Obama leaves lasting legacy, advances LGBT equality
The 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, returned this month to the heartland to say goodbye, confident his administration’s advances over the past eight years cannot be easily undone. Barack Obama delivered a farewell address Jan. 10 at McCormick Place in Chicago, less than 5 miles from where he delivered his victory speech on Nov. 5, 2008. Still, the departure was not the e.... Read More -
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Pets
January 13,2017
UW scientists identify flu strain sickening shelter cats
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently identified the influenza strain behind a flu outbreak among cats in a New York City shelter. The rare subtype previously was not found in domestic felines. Cats that have contracted the strain in the shelter have displayed upper-respiratory symptoms such as runny nose, congestion, persistent cough and lip smacking, but the illness has n.... Read More -
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Wellness
January 12,2017
Health officials urge flu shots as millennials resist
With flu cases on the rise, health officials at the state and federal level are urging people of all ages to get flu shots. Despite that advice, more than half of millennials resist getting vaccinated, according to a new survey from CityMD, conducted by Harris Poll’s Quick Query for the network of urgent care centers. The online survey polled 2,080 adults ages 18 and older on their intentions .... Read More -
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January 12,2017
Gay members of Congress raise concerns about DeVos’ record on LGBT issues
Democratic U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, David Cicilline of Rhode Island, Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Jared Polis of Colorado and Mark Takano of California are raising serious concerns about Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos' views on issues affecting LGBT students and parents. The reps — all openly gay and co-chairs of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus — thi.... Read More -
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January 12,2017
United Resistance: Progressive groups launch protest as confirmation hearings take place
More than 50 progressive organizations sent a message of united resistance to Donald Trump's administration as the U.S. Senate began confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill. Movement leaders, including NAACP president Cornell Brooks, Greenpeace USA executive director Annie Leonard and SEIU International president Mary Kay Henry pledged to defend against threats to civil rights, immigrant rights.... Read More -
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Wisconsin
January 12,2017
Industrial sand project would destroy pristine wetlands
A proposal to build an industrial sand facility in Wisconsin is meeting with opposition. The project would destroy pristine wetlands in Monroe County. Meteor Timber LLC proposes to dig a sand mine and build a sand-drying plant, rail facility and access roads. It also would lay railroad tracks. Meteor wants to haul sand from the mine to the drying plant. From there, sand would be shipped to Texas.... Read More -
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January 12,2017
Social justice crusader to inspire LGBT activists at Creating Change
The social justice crusader who made Moral Mondays a must-attend event for progressives in North Carolina will deliver the keynote address at the Creating Change conference in Philadelphia. The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II will address thousands of LGBTQ civil rights activists Jan. 19 at Creating Change, organized by the National LGBTQ Task Force. “We are facing a pivotal moment in the histor.... Read More -
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January 11,2017
Rep. Sean Duffy’s bill would strip protections for wolves
Legislation was introduced on Jan. 10 in Congress to strip federal protections from wolves in the Great Lakes region and Wyoming. With language preventing any further judicial review, the bill would overrule two court decisions that found the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wrongly removed Endangered Species Act protections for the wolf. “The new Congress is the most extreme and anti-wolf o.... Read More
