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Thousands of refugees housed in hotels in the UK found a sense of community and solidarity. But threats came in the form of the far-right and the prospect of deportation.
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What the Executive Order Requiring Federal Contractors to Pay a $15 Minimum Wage Will Mean The upcoming rulemaking process should illuminate more. It will take some time for the full scale and scope of President Biden’s recent executive order directing federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage for their workers starting next year to be seen. Biden issued an executive order on April 27 that builds on one from President Obama in February 2014, which required federal contractors to pay their workers $10.10 per hour. Currently, the minimum wage for workers on federal contracts...
EPA awards $220 million for uranium mine cleanup on Navajo Nation From the late 1940s through the 1960s, Kerr-McGee mined more than 7 million tons of ore on or near the Navajo Nation, leaving behind uranium mine sites. Credit: Danika Worthington Klee Benally of the Navajo Nation at a 2016 protest outside the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, demanding cleanup of abandoned uranium mines. Even though mining stopped decades ago – and was banned by the tribe in 2005 – the fight to clean up the toxic sites has lingered. Author: Cronkite News, Haleigh Kochanski ...
EPA awards $220 million for uranium mine cleanup on Navajo Nation Klee Benally of the Navajo Nation at a 2016 protest outside the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, demanding cleanup of abandoned uranium mines. Even though mining stopped decades ago - and was banned by the tribe in 2005 - the fight to clean up the toxic sites has lingered. (Source: Cronkite News) By Haleigh Kochanski | February 15, 2021 at 7:52 AM MST - Updated February 15 at 7:52 AM WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday, Feb. 11, it will award contracts worth up to $220 million to...