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Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City) Newsletter for Wednesday August 23, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Center for Biological Diversity: Analysis - Plant-Based Diets Are Key to Climate Change Emergency Response
TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: A new scientific review by the Center for Biological Diversity finds that plant-based diets can help ease the public health challenges of climate-fueled environmental emergencies. The review also found that federal nutrition policy falls far short of preparing the public for the health and environmental crises they face. "Most people in the United States have at least on  more

Center for Biological Diversity: Judge Rules EPA Failed to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Cadmium Water Pollution
TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 22 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: In a precedent-setting decision, a federal judge ruled late Friday that the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Endangered Species Act in 2016 when it failed to assess harms to endangered species before nearly tripling the levels of the heavy metal cadmium allowed in U.S. waters. The ruling, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, follows a 2022 lawsuit fi  more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona: 22 Human Smugglers Using Social Media Charged in Law Enforcement Takedown
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: The United States Attorney's Office, District of Arizona, announced today the recent unsealing of 13 indictments charging a total of 22 individuals with Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit. Each indictment charges a human smuggling coordinator who utilized social media, including Snapchat, to recruit individuals within Arizona to transport u  more