(2020-09-04). Fracking Company Has Made It Rain Toxic Water Upon New Mexico Without Penalty. zcomm.org New Mexico is faced with this fundamental issue: Does it fill its coffers with blood money, sacrificing the health of its people in order to reap funding from the oil and gas industry? Or does it hold accountable an entire industry that is poisoning its people and the Land of Enchantment?>
(2020-09-04). Headlines for September 4, 2020. democracynow.org Key Model Projects 410,000 Dead in U.S. from COVID-19 by January 1, Trump Mocks Biden for Wearing Mask During Pandemic, COVID-19 Cases Surge on College Campuses, Amnesty: Over 7,000 Health Workers Have Died During Pandemic, 1,300 in Mexico, U.S. Marshals Kill Anti-Fascist Activist Suspected in Fatal Portland Shooting, Rochester Suspends Seven Officers Tied to Death of Daniel Prude, D.C. Protesters Condemn Police Killing of Black Teenager Deon Kay, Biden Visits Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Meet Family of Jacob Blake, L.A. Airport Workers Stage Die-In Calling for Benefits for Laid-Off Workers, Attorney General Barr Refus…
(2020-09-04). Fracking Company Made It Rain Toxic Water Upon New Mexico. popularresistance.org Penny Aucoin, her husband Carl Dee George, their son Gideon and their daughter Skyler have had their lives devastated by the fracking industry. | There was no oil and gas infrastructure where they lived when they moved to Carlsbad, New Mexico. But six years ago, during a massive expansion of drilling across the Permian Basin that spans West Texas and southeastern New Mexico — one of the most prolific oil and gas basins in the United States — the drilling began. | It was so loud they had to provide hearing protection for Skyler. Then when the flaring commenced, dead birds began literally falling out of…
(2020-09-03). Closure of Border to Refugees Spreads Misery as US Tourists Vacation in Mexico. truthout.org Over the past few months, conditions for migrants traveling through Mexico have grown worse. With most shelters still closed to new migrants because of the pandemic and the U.S. sending people who reach the border back within The restrictive measures being applied to migrants in the name of the pandemic are not being ap…
(2020-09-03). Mexico: Lower House Votes to End Presidential Immunity. telesurenglish.net Mexico's Lower House Wednesday approved a constitutional reform that, if supported by the Senate, would allow ex-presidents to be removed from their immunity and tried for corruption. | RELATED: | The constitutional reform received 420 votes in favor, 15 abstentions, and no vote against. This possible amendment will be passed on to the Senate, which will have the last word to allow former presidents to be tried for treas…
(2020-09-03). Mexico Labor Market Shows the First Signs of Recovery – Report. telesurenglish.net The Mexican labor market is starting to recover amid the COVID-19 pandemic as millions have returned to work in the second-largest Latin American economy, reported on Thursday the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). | RELATED: | The latest data shows that in July, 7.2 million people went back to work, out of the 12 million unemployed reported in April. | Overall, the number of employed people reached 49.8 milli…
(2020-09-03). El Salvador Decrees Prevention Alert Due To Tropical Storm Nana. telesurenglish.net El Salvador's Interior Minister Mario Duran Wednesday reported that his country issued a forecast alert for the possible increase in rainfall due to tropical storm Nana, which is passing through the neighboring countries of Guatemala and Honduras. | RELATED: He also explained that the General Directorate of Civil Protection has issued a green or preventive alert nationwide, although "the country will not be affected by N…
(2020-09-03). Nicaragua: President Ortega Leads Army's Anniversary Ceremony. telesurenglish.net Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega Wednesday led a ceremony at the Managua's Revolution Square to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the Army's founding. | RELATED: | As recognition of the services rendered during decades, Ortega granted the Augusto Sandino Order to the Army, a distinction that was received by the General-in-Chief Julio Aviles. | He also granted a special distinction to the military units that are taking part in health…
(2020-09-03). Some 16% of US Oil, Gas Output Still Shut After Hurricane Laura, Interior Department Says. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Some 16 percent of oil and gas production from the Gulf of Mexico remains shut after Hurricane Laura passed through last week and recovery work continues, the US Department of Interior said in a statement.
(2020-09-03). Los 5 líderes garífunas siguen desaparecidos. thenation.com Los 5 líderes garífunas siguen desaparecidos…
(2020-09-03). 5 Garífuna Leaders Are Still Missing in Honduras. thenation.com 5 Garífuna Leaders Are Still Missing in Honduras…
(2020-09-02). Trump administration considered using "heat ray" microwave weapon on migrants crossing the US-Mexico border. wsws.org What was deemed too inhumane to be deployed in war has been discussed in the highest government circles for use as an anti-immigrant weapon.