Sat
Nov 2 2019
08:04 am
By: SMH
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Eco Warriors and Politics
- Tennessee Republicans' Crooked Priorities (Nashville Scene)
- The Weekly Links: Spanglish, Forever War and Britney Spears (Nashville Scene)
- New Library and Archives building to open April 13 (Tom Humphrey)
- New Library and Archives building to open April 13 (TN Journal)
- Virtual reception, real Jack Daniel’s for lawmakers (Tom Humphrey)
- Virtual reception, real Jack Daniel’s for lawmakers (TN Journal)
- The Christmas Day Bomber's Bizarre Obsessions and Dark Plans (Nashville Scene)
- Tennessee Democratic Party Facing 'Significant Financial Penalty' (Nashville Scene)
- Influencer Church Superspreads the Word (Nashville Scene)
- Feds rescind effort to lock in Medicaid changes made by Trump administration (Tom Humphrey)
Science and Stuff
- To sustain a thriving café culture, we must ditch the disposable cup. (Science News Daily)
- New skills of Graphene: Tunable lattice vibrations (Science News Daily)
- Protein kinases significantly contribute to the immunodeficiency in HIV patients (Science News Daily)
- Staying in the shade: How cells use molecular motors to avoid bright light (Science News Daily)
- Wrasses dazzle: How fairy wrasses got their flamboyant colors (Science News Daily)
- New treatment unlocks potential for baking raspberries (Science News Daily)
- Rocket launches reveal water vapor effect in upper atmosphere (Science News Daily)
- Climate change threatens European forests (Science News Daily)
- Bottling the world's coldest plasma (Science News Daily)
- How 'great' was the great oxygenation event? (Science News Daily)
Discussing
- Trump Losing Streak Continues (1 reply)
- Sometime Today Roane County Will Record Its 80th Covid Death (1 reply)
- We are Dying Here! (2 replies)
- TN Legislature Passes Bill Making a Snooze at the Capital a Felony (1 reply)
- Governor "Death" (1 reply)
- Feel Good Friday Whop Frazier (Bobby Thompson) Edition (1 reply)
- Parents may choose either of two options for school (1 reply)
- Your Bandana or Cloth Mask Won't Really Protect You Much if Other Folks don't Wear Theirs (1 reply)
- Requirements for Absentee Ballot in TN (1 reply)
- Friday Toons (1 reply)
- Toons! (1 reply)
- Winter Solstice is at 9:21 PM EST Today...Alban Arthan (2 replies)
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid / TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding.
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EPA to scale back federal rules restricting waste from coal-fire
And with that background . . .
EPA to scale back federal rules restricting waste from coal-fired power plants
"The proposals, which scale back two rules adopted in 2015, affect the disposal of fine powder and sludge known as coal ash, as well as contaminated water that power plants produce while burning coal. Both forms of waste can contain mercury, arsenic and other heavy metals that pose risks to human health and the environment."