EARTHJUSTICE, FOR THE RECORD: Why is Dakota Access back in court?, The most destructive fire in California’s history, A just way to put food on the table, Florida voters pass offshore drilling ban, What the 2018 election results mean for the environment 18NOV18

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The renewed legal challenge against the Dakota Access pipeline The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe renewed their lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, challenging the approval of the Dakota Access pipeline. Attorney Jan Hasselman explains the significance of this legal development. READ MORE YOUR GIFT MATCHED $1-FOR-$1! At Earthjustice we’re fighting in court and on Capitol Hill for a swift and just transition away from fossil fuels towards 100 percent clean energy to curb the most harmful effects of climate change. This is a unique opportunity to double your impact and help us take on the most important environmental challenges of our lifetime. Give today and join the fight! DONATE NOW The most destructive fire in California’s historyWhile tens of thousands of people evacuate their homes and firefighters risk their lives battling climate-fueled fires, the Trump administration continues to deny the existence of climate change. READ MORE A just way to put food on the tableFrom banning toxic nerve agent pesticides to protecting our farm workers, Earthjustice remains committed to remaking our food system into one that nourishes and sustains life for all of us. READ MORE Florida voters pass offshore drilling banIn a win for environmental health and clean energy, Florida voters protected the state's coastlines from offshore drilling, regardless of which politicians run the state. READ MORE What the 2018 election results mean for the environmentClimate change is no longer a hoax in the U.S. House, and a new generation of environmental champions on the Hill and at the state level bring promise of climate progress. READ MORE “At the very least, it can feel pointless to try to argue with anyone who isn’t fully convinced about climate change by now. But at the interpersonal level, I still believe that hearts and minds can change at a dinner table and that those individual changes matter collectively.” — Earthjustice president Abigail Dillen on using the holiday dinner table to engage your loved ones on climate change. READ MORE HOW YOU CAN HELP Stop Trump’s race to mine our monuments Last December President Trump flew to Utah and issued an order to strip protections from millions of acres in Bears Ears and Grand StaircaseEscalante national monuments. Now the administration is scrambling to open these lands up to coal and uranium mining. TAKE ACTION Protect workers and children from pesticides The Agricultural Worker Protection Standard and the Certification of Pesticide Applicators Rule are the federal rules meant to keep workers safe from occupational exposures to pesticides and to keep all of us safe from pesticide misuse and preventable poisonings. But now the Trump administration has announced plans to reverse these basic life-saving rules. TAKE ACTION

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The Optimist: The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown & more stories that inspire 19AUG18

(Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)

The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown

Thirty-seven years after leaving office, Jimmy Carter, 93, still bypasses the wealth and perks that flow so freely to other former presidents.

By Kevin Sullivan  •  Read more »

Listen to music composed to calm stressed-out shelter dogs A big-time songwriter and music producer once worked with the Supremes and the Temptations. Now he makes music played at shelters nationwide. By Duncan Strauss  •  Read more »

A woman found human ashes in a novelty she bought at Goodwill. Her daughter went searching for the rightful owner. The woman realized she'd mistakenly bought the ashes, and she asked her daughter: Should I bury them or take them to a river? Instead, her daughter posted a photo on Facebook. By Allison Klein  •  Read more »

New Jersey police rescued this bride from atop a car stranded in floodwater "Unfortunately due to the quickly rising floodwaters, this bride, her new husband and wedding party friends, got a rough start on things," posted the Bogota Police Department on its Facebook page. By Allison Klein  •  Read more »   The Lily NASA took away Jeanette Epps’s chance to make history. Now, she’s focused on inspiring the next generation. ‘I didn’t just wake up doing this stuff’ By Madhvi Ramani  •  Read more »   The night Aretha Franklin brought the nation’s first black president to tears President Obama, who mourned Franklin's death Thursday, once grew emotional listening to the Queen of Soul belt out "Natural Woman" at the Kennedy Center. By DeNeen L. Brown  •  Read more »   Californians rally around couple who allegedly started deadly Carr Fire: ‘It could have happened to any of us.’ Hundreds of notes of support have poured in, as residents say, “Please don't blame yourself." By Allison Klein  •  Read more »

Study: When a city’s trashy lots are cleaned up, residents’ mental health improves When empty spaces in Philadelphia were cleaned up, there was a significant jump in overall mental health for nearby residents, particularly for those struggling economically. By Mary Hui  •  Read more »

The Lily The sisterhood behind Oprah and Ava DuVernay’s hit show, ‘Queen Sugar’ Behind the scenes, Ava DuVernay exemplifies how to find, hire and foster new or underutilized talent By Macy Freeman and Ashley Nguyen  •  Read more »

DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY DIGEST: Historic Ruling Against Monsanto Finds Company Acted with “Malice” Against Groundskeeper With Cancer & MORE 14AUG15

HOW MONSANTO PLANTS STORIES, SUPRESSES SCIENCE& SILENCES DISSENT TO SELL A CANCER -LINKED CHEMICAL & 40 YEMENI CHILDREN DEAD BY A U.S. BOMB: OUTRAGE MOUNTS OVER U.S. ROLE IN AIRSTRIKE & MORE......

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 democracynow.org

Stories Historic Ruling Against Monsanto Finds Company Acted with “Malice” Against Groundskeeper With Cancer California jurors have awarded $289 million in a historic verdict against Monsanto in the case of a school groundskeeper who developed cancer after using its ... Read More → How Monsanto Plants Stories, Suppresses Science & Silences Dissent to Sell a Cancer-Linked Chemical As Monsanto comes under scrutiny for allegedly hiding the dangers of its weed killer, Roundup, we talk to a reporter who says the company attempted to censor ... Read More → 40 Yemeni Children Dead by a U.S. Bomb: Outrage Mounts Over U.S. Role in Airstrike on School Bus Thousands of mourners gathered in Yemen’s northern city of Saada Monday for the funerals of 51 people, including 40 children, who were killed in a U.S.-backed ... Read More → AP Investigation: Behind the Scenes in Yemen, U.S.-Backed Saudi Coalition Is Working with al-Qaeda The U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has repeatedly cut secret deals with al Qaeda, even paying its fighters to retreat from towns or join the coalition, a ... Read More → Headlines → Economists Fear Turkish Financial Crisis Could Spread Thousands Attend Funeral of 40 Yemeni Children Killed in Saudi Airstrike Car Drives into Security Barrier at UK Parliament, Three Injured Trump Signs $716 Billion Military Spending Bill; Includes $21 Billion for Nuke Program State of Virginia Confirms Immigrant Teenagers Were Strapped to Chairs With Bags Over Their Heads Stephen Miller’s Uncle: My Nephew Is an “Immigration Hypocrite” U.N. Official: Trump’s Attacks on Press Are “Very Close to Incitement to Violence” Firefighter Dies Battling Mendocino Complex Fire DNC Lifts Ban on Fossil Fuel Company Donations Poll: More Democrats Have Positive View of Socialism than Capitalism FBI’s Peter Strzok Fired After Months of Republican Attacks Nebraska Prepares to Carry Out First Execution in U.S. with Fentanyl Facebook Takes Down Page for Latin American Broadcaster Telesur Voters Head to Polls in Four States for Primaries Forward this email → Donate today →