Month: May 2020

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SCOTUScast - County of Maui, Hawai’i v. Hawai’i Wildlife Fund – Post-Decision SCOTUScast

On April 23, 2020, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court decided County of Maui, Hawai’i v. Hawai’i Wildlife Fund and vacated and remanded the case. The Court held that the Clean Water Act, which forbids “any addition” of any pollutant from “any point source” to “navigable waters” without the appropriate Environmental Protection Agency permit, requires a permit when there is a direct discharge from a point source into navigable waters or when there is the functional equivalent of a direct discharge.
Under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA), someone seeking to discharge a pollutant from a “point source,” such as a pipe or well, into navigable water must first obtain a permit via the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program (NPDES). The County of Maui, Hawai’i (the County), owns and operates four wells at a wastewater treatment plant that processes several million gallons of sewage per day. Treated wastewater from the plant is injected into groundwater via these wells, and some ultimately enter the Pacific Ocean via submarine seeps.
The 6-3 opinion was given by Justice Breyer on April 23, 2020. Justice Kavanaugh filed a concurring opinion. Justice Thomas filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Gorsuch joined. Justice Alito filed a dissenting opinion.
To discuss the case, we have Glenn Roper, attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Degrees of separation: universities and covid-19

Many universities were on thin ice financially before the pandemic. Now, with foreign travel slumping and distancing measures the norm, a global reckoning is coming. In many Asian countries, Ramadan seems largely untouched by pandemic-protection measures; we ask why. And the vexing question of how many people live in North Macedonia.

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Bay Curious - What Help Is There for California’s Undocumented Immigrants?

Listener Russ Johnson asked how coronavirus is impacting undocumented Californians, and if leaders are working to help them. An estimated 2 million Californians are undocumented. Whether they're essential workers or have recently lost employment, none of them are eligible for federal aid right now. State and local governments, and non-profits are filling some of the void, but many are still left struggling.

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Reporting by Farida Jhabvala Romero. This episode was produced by Ericka Cruz Guevarra, Devin Katayama, Alan Montecillo, Olivia Allen-Price and Rob Speight. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Bianca Hernandez, Ethan Lindsey and Vinnee Tong.

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The NewsWorthy - Leaked New Predictions, Travel Guidelines & Tiger King Scripted- Tuesday, May 5th, 2020

The news to know for Tuesday, May 5th, 2020!

What to know today about a leaked government report that predicts a big hike in the daily death toll from COVID-19.

And the world is racing to produce a vaccine. What the U.S. government is and isn’t doing to have one ready by the end of the year.

Plus, new travel predictions and guidelines, Nicholas Cage as the Tiger King, and it’s Cinco de Mayo.

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

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Sources:

Daily Death Toll to Double: NY Times, WaPo, Reuters

Case Count/Death Toll: Johns Hopkins

Trump to Visit AZ: USA Today, Politico

EU Funding Vaccine Research: ABC News, AP

U.S. Identifies 14 Possible Vaccines: CNN, NBC News

Amazon Executive Quits: AP, WaPo, Blog Post

Meteor Shower Peaks Today: USA Today, CBS News, CNN

Carnival Will Start Cruises Again: USA Today, AP

Travel Industry Reopening Guidelines: Miami Herald, The Hill

CDC Travel Advisory

NYC to Use UV Light to Kill Viruses: NY Daily News, Mashable

New Tiger King TV Drama: The Verge, USA Today, Variety

New Star Wars Film in the Works: CNN, Mashable

Cinco de Mayo: History, USA Today, People

Talk to Me Tuesday - How the pandemic is affecting higher education: Axios, NY Times, FOX News, AP

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Short Wave - What Is Dark Energy? Physicists Aren’t Even Sure

Dark energy makes up almost 70% of our universe and is believed to be the reason the universe is expanding. Yet very, very little is known about it. To figure out what we do know — and what it could tell us about the fate of the universe, we talked to astrophysicist Sarafina Nance. She studies cosmology, a field that looks at the origin and development of the universe.

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The Daily Signal - ‘We Can Protect Lives and Livelihoods,’ Says North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest thinks his state is ready to reopen. "I believe right now many of our counties could start to open back up and you could start to do that in a safe and healthy way," Forest, a Republican, says.


The lieutenant governor joins The Daily Signal Podcast to propose how America can begin to reopen at a local level to protect both lives and livelihoods. Plus, he discusses what he experienced traveling through North Carolina the past several weeks, and how he's been helping those struggling. Listen to the podcast below or read the lightly edited transcript.


We also cover these stories:

  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts coronavirus-related deaths will reach 3,000 per day by June 1.
  • House GOP members are investigating China's influence on U.S. university research of COVID-19.
  • The Supreme Court broadcasts teleconference arguments, allowing the public to listen in real time for the first time ever.


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