The National Investigation Committee in May 2019 held a press conference to explain the cause of the dam’s collapse, saying that the main culprits were the high absorbency of the saddle dam’s foundation, and the surrounding porous and easily eroded soil. … [Read more...] about Thailand Rejects New Technical Report on Planned Large Lao Mekong Mainstream Dam
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Why Biden’s immigration plan may be risky for Democrats
“This cannot be a situation where simply a visionary bill — a message bill — gets sent to Congress and nothing happens with it,” said Marielena Hincapié, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, which advocates for low-income immigrants. “There’s an expectation that they will deliver and that there is a mandate now for Biden to be unapologetically pro-immigrant and have a political imperative to do so, and the Democrats do as well.” … [Read more...] about Why Biden’s immigration plan may be risky for Democrats
Here’s Why The NRA Filed A Long Shot Bankruptcy Bid With $50 Million In Net Assets
Powerful Second Amendment advocacy group the National Rifle Association (NRA) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Jan. 15, but stressed it was in its “strongest financial condition in years.” The NRA, which reported in court Wednesday net assets of $50 million suggesting financial strength, said it seeks to use bankruptcy to move from New York to Texas and to “streamline” certain legal and business affairs, but gave little further explanation. “The NRA is pursuing reincorporating in a state that values the contributions of the NRA,” NRA CEO and Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre said in a statement. The National Rifle Association took the drastic step of filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking to move to Texas as it faces ongoing litigation that could lead to the complete dissolution of the organization. … [Read more...] about Here’s Why The NRA Filed A Long Shot Bankruptcy Bid With $50 Million In Net Assets
Environmental turnaround — 8 issues that will pivot in California’s favor under Biden
The rule, which applies to plots up to 5,000 acres on Bureau of Land Management property, is meant to clear dead trees swiftly off charred hillsides while the trees still have commercial value. But many scientists have cited the importance of fallen trees to a forest’s recovery, particularly for returning birds and wildlife. They see Trump’s change as a giveaway to the timber industry. … [Read more...] about Environmental turnaround — 8 issues that will pivot in California’s favor under Biden
The Memo: Biden gambles that he can do it all
“He has got a very slim majority in the House and no real majority in the Senate,” said John Feehery, a Republican strategist and former GOP leadership aide who is also a columnist for The Hill. “I think the problem is when you throw a punch of spaghetti up on the wall and hope something sticks. You really want to be more targeted. Biden is going to be disappointing a lot of people if he is making promises he can’t keep.” … [Read more...] about The Memo: Biden gambles that he can do it all
