Texas, refineries urged to plan storm shutdowns to cut pollution
Texas environment regulators should coordinate shutdowns of oil refineries and other petrochemical plants during major storms to avoid big releases of air pollution like during last year’s Hurricane Harvey, a report said on Thursday.
Judge orders Keystone XL pipeline review in setback for Trump
A federal judge in Montana on Wednesday ordered the U.S. State Department to do a full environmental review of a revised route for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline, a move that could delay the project and prove a setback for the Trump administration….
El Salvador probes alleged cases of child abuse in U.S. detention centers
El Salvador is investigating three alleged cases of sexual abuse of minors in U.S. immigrant detention centers, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
Newspaper editorials across U.S. rebuke Trump for attacks on media
More than 300 U.S. newspapers have pledged to run editorials on Thursday defending freedom of the press in response to President Donald Trump calling some media organizations enemies of the American people.
Colorado baker in case of Supreme Court sues state over ‘persecution’
A Colorado baker who won a narrow Supreme Court victory over his refusal to make a wedding cake for a gay couple is suing the state after it launched another case against him for declining to create a cake for a transgender woman.
New Mexico compound member in U.S. illegally over 20 years: government
A Haitian woman who was charged with child abuse at a New Mexico compound has been taken into custody by immigration authorities after living in the United States illegally for over 20 years, federal officials said on Wednesday.
Ex-NYC union head convicted of taking bribe to invest in fund
A former head of New York City’s correction officers’ union was found guilty on Wednesday of accepting a bribe to steer union money to now-defunct hedge fund Platinum Partners for investing.
U.S. clergy sex abuse revelation fuels push to reform assault laws
(Corrects figure in paragraph 20 to $600 million, not billion, in this August 15 story)
White House cannot shield information on transgender military ban: judge
A federal judge in Baltimore rejected the Trump administration’s request to shield information it employed when deciding to ban transgender people from the U.S. military.
Ex-NYC union head convicted of taking bribe for investing in hedge fund
The former head of New York City’s correction officers’ union was found guilty on Wednesday of accepting a bribe to steer union money to now-defunct hedge fund Platinum Partners for investing.
