• Poisoning Our Future: The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Coal Exemptions

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    Another day, another deadly move that defies logic, morality, and economic common sense. 
    Last week, the Trump administration granted nearly 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. The move allows them to emit increased levels of hazardous pollutants like mercury, arsenic, and lead.
    Mercury is a potent neurotoxin, particularly harmful to children and pregnant women, that causes developmental disorders and other se
  • Whitney Plantation Loses Federal Grants Used For Teaching Truths Of Slavery

    Whitney Plantation Loses Federal Grants Used For Teaching Truths Of Slavery
    Photo: Whitney Plantation/Elsa Hahne
    The Whitney Plantation, a former Louisiana plantation that teaches visitors about the truths of slavery and the experiences of enslaved people, has lost two federal grants amid the Trump administration’s spending cuts and attack on DEI.
    According to The Guardian, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which provides resources to the nation’s libraries, archives, and museums, terminated two grants awarded to the Whitney Plantation.
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