2:00PM Water Cooler 1/13/2021
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Links 1/13/2021
Flint Water Crisis: Michigan AG Poised to Indict Ex-Gov Snyder, Other Officials, Later This Week, But on What Charges?
The Michigan AG reportedly will soon bring criminal charges against ex-governor Rick Snyder and others for actions in the Flint water crisis.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 1/12/2021
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Read more...Trump Designates Cuba a State Sponsor of Terrorism; Biden Likely to Reverse (Quickly?)
Trump designates Cuba a state sponsos of terrorism. What actually changes? How extensive will Biden’s inevitable policy reassessment be?
Read more...Links 1/12/2021
Peat Bogs: Restoring Them Could Slow Climate Change – and Revive a Forgotten World
Past destruction of Britain’s peat bogs released massive amounts of carbon; restoring them could allow them to sequester carbon once again.
Read more...Cash in the Time of Covid: Down But Not Out
Physical cash should still have an important — albeit diminished — role to play in the economy of the future.
Read more...Why New Covid “Super Strain” is a Game-Changer
Expert warns that without more robust abatement measures and testing, Covid could rage until mid-2022.
Read more...‘Transparency’ and the New EPA Pollution Rule: Ripe for CRA Overturn by the New Congress
The EPA enacted a contested rule on data disclosure and rulemaking. The new Congress willl likely invoke CRA procedures and overturn it.
Read more...Links 1/11/2021
New York City Proposes Bill to Regulate Algorithms Used in Hiring
New York City Council proposes bill to regulate the use of hiring algorithms. Familiar issues arise that bedevil similar attempts at effective regulation.
Read more...Pikas Are Adapting to Climate Change Remarkably Well, Contrary to Many Predictions
Pikas may be resilient to cope with climate change than has previously been thought. Other environmental factorsalso diminish populations.
Read more...Cuomo Embraces New Sin Taxes to Replace Some COVID-19 Fiscal Shortfalls; Full Legalization of On-Line Betting and Adult Cannabis Use to Feature in 2021 State of the State Proposals
Governor Andrew Cuomo proposes allowing on-line betting and full cannabis legalization, two measures that would increase NY tax revenues.
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