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Trump Visits California Fires: 71 Dead, 1,000+ Missing
CHICO, California, November 17, 2018 (ENS) – “We will do everything in our power to support and protect our fellow citizens in harm’s way,” said President Donald Trump today on his way to California to view the devastating effects of wildfires that have so far claimed 71 lives and left more than 1,000 people listed as missing.
Interpol Operation Exposes Marine Pollution Crime
LYON, France, November 14, 2018 (ENS) – A month-long international law enforcement operation against maritime pollution has revealed hundreds of violations and exposed serious cases of contamination worldwide.
Whipped by High Winds, California Wildfires Kill 48
SACRAMENTO, California, November 13, 2018 (ENS) – The Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California state history, rages on tonight, having claimed the lives of 42 people since it broke out less than a week ago.
Federal Judge Bans Fracking Off California Coast
LOS ANGELES, California, November 12, 2018 (ENS) – Conservation and Native American groups have won their fracking lawsuit against the Trump administration. A federal court has ordered the Trump administration to stop issuing permits for offshore fracking in federal waters off the California coast.
Judge Blocks Trump’s Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline
GREAT FALLS, Montana, November 9, 2018 (ENS) – A federal judge in Montana Thursday overturned the Trump Administration’s approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline and issued an injunction stopping all construction of the pipeline that would carry heavy crude oil from Canada’s tar sands to refineries in the United States.
Raging California Fires Force Thousands to Evacuate
SACRAMENTO, California, November 9, 2018 (ENS) – California fire officials ordered the evacuation of large parts of the seaside city of Malibu this morning as a racing wildfire jumped the U.S. 101 Freeway west of Los Angeles and headed toward the community famous for its celebrity homes, some of the world’s most expensive real estate.
Record Opposition Spending Doomed Eco-Ballot Measures
WASHINGTON, DC, November 8, 2018 (ENS) – Alaska voters have left the world’s largest salmon run unprotected from mining runoff into Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble gold, copper and molybdenum mine. The measure failed by a large margin Tuesday night, after a deluge of opposition spending by oil and mining interests.
