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Michigan high court won't revive Flint charges against ex-governor |
The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to revive charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder (R) in connection with the Flint water crisis, putting what prosecutors described as the "final nail in the coffin" of their efforts. |
Prosecutors described the decision as the end of efforts to hold public officials responsible for the water source switch that resulted in Flint residents being exposed to toxic lead. In a written statement, they called the move the "nail in the coffin" for their prosecutorial efforts. Snyder had been charged with two counts of willful neglect of duty in connection with the water crisis. The charges against him were dismissed in December after the state's Supreme Court took issue with the indictment procedure used in the case. In light of the court's decision not to revive the case against Snyder, prosecutors said in a statement that the court left them with "no option but to consider the Flint Water Prosecutions closed." Prosecutors also said they planned to release a full report in 2024 detailing their efforts. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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The Biden administration has approved what is expected to be the nation's largest offshore wind farm yet, it announced Tuesday. |
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| The Biden administration confirmed Tuesday that President Biden will name senior Interior Department official Laura Daniel-Davis as acting Deputy Interior Secretary. |
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Thousands of residents in Southern California were ordered to evacuate after a wildfire tore through the rural land southeast of Los Angeles on Monday. |
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The Biden administration will be investing about $10 million this year in rehabilitating former coal communities in Colorado, Secretary of the Interior Deb Halaand announced on Tuesday. The funding … |
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- The House is slated to vote on an Iran oil sanctions bill
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is holding a hearing tomorrow on climate change and extreme weather
The Senate Small Business Committee is holding a hearing tomorrow on the outdoor recreation economy
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Why Norway — the poster child for electric cars — is having second thoughts (Vox) Biden's climate fight now has a Fed problem (Politico) Shipping Contributes Heavily to Climate Change. Are Green Ships the Solution? (The New York Times)
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The attorneys attempting to paint former President Trump as an insurrectionist in order to get him banned from the ballot in Colorado in 2024 focused their case Tuesday on signals he sent to extremist groups who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. Read more |
| Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) warned Senate Democrats on Tuesday about issuing subpoenas to two prominent billionaires and a conservative activist because of their friendly ties to conservative members of the Supreme Court, calling such a move “totally inappropriate.” Read more |
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