“With a population that is more than 50% immigrant, the city of Glendale should be a beacon for immigrants’ rights,” said one rights defender. Citing a need to protect “community trust,” the city of Glendale, California announced Sunday it was terminating its contract with immigration officials and would no longer detain immigrants in a […]
“There’s no Alien Enemies Act exception to the Fourth Amendment,” said one law professor. The U.S. Department of Justice dubiously invoked a centuries-old law in directing immigration agents to carry out home invasion searches without warrants, an internal memo revealed. USA Today—which obtained a copy of the March 14 memo issued by the office of U.S. Attorney […]
Climate change is creating new pathways for the spread of infectious diseases like brucellosis, tularemia, or E. coli in the Arctic, according to a broad international consortium of scientists with a wide range of expertise in human, animal, and environmental health in the North Pole. The scientists have published their findings in the journal Science of the Total […]
“The environment does not care about politics. Keep spewing greenhouse gases and face the consequences.” Grim news for the climate. Less reflective ice means more solar heat absorbed by the darker oceans—faster warming. It’s time for politicians to take their heads out the sand and brief the public on the seriousness of this crisis. https://t.co/fvkoudUKb1 […]