Algae Blooms Swamp Florida Coast In Environmental Crisis
Florida counties along the Atlantic face a mysterious green goop washing ashore choking wildlife and causing rashes. Officials link blooms to Lake Okeechobee runoff after heavy rainfall and Army Corps releases, with calls for reduced flow and federal environmental spending.
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Doug Smith
Martin County
Smith’s County
Martin
St. Lucie
Palm Beach
Atlantic
Lee County
Gulf of Mexico
Fort Myers Beach
Sanibel Island
Lake Okeechobee
Army Corps of Engineers
Rick Scott
Barack Obama
Corps of Engineers
Corps
Col
Jason Kirk
Jacksonville
U.S
Bill Nelson
California wildfire danger grows near Eldorado National Forest
The Trailhead Fire near Eldorado National Forest north of Sacramento has burned 2,151 acres with containment at 12 percent. About 1,650 residents in Placer and El Dorado counties evacuated as 2,600 structures remain at risk while roughly 2,000 firefighters work under hot but light winds. Two workers suffer minor injuries. crews have contained most of the Erskine fire in central California.
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San Francisco
Eldorado National Forest
Sacramento
U.S. Forest Service
Jennifer Chapman
Chapman
Placer
el Dorado
Judge blocks Mississippi religious freedom law on LGBT rights
U S District Judge Carlton Reeves halted Mississippi's religious freedom law, ruling it allows arbitrary discrimination against LGBT people and others. The injunction stops the measure from taking effect and echoes partisan debates over religious exemptions.
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Mississippi
U.S
Carlton Reeves
Reeves
South
Democrats spar over GOP gun restriction plan in House
Republicans unveil a three day review measure to block firearms for anyone on a terror watch list. Democrats press for stronger action while lawmakers plan a vote next week on the proposal.
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Washington
U.S
House of Representatives
House
Kevin McCarthy
Intruder Attacks Betty Reid Soskin at Richmond Home
Betty Reid Soskin the nation’s oldest park ranger, 94, was punched and dragged by a intruder who stole her commemorative Obama coin and devices. The attack occurred in her Richmond California apartment. the suspect remains at large. Police and city officials expressed shock and support for Soskin. Obama is sending a replacement coin for the honored ranger.
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Barack Obama
Washington
D.C
Soskin
Richmond
Calif
Boilermakers Union
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Oakland
Felix Tan
Richmond Police Department
Park
Tom Leatherman
Tom Butt
Betty
Obama
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