Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and to keep them safe.
“It felt good that we were finally getting rid of this terrible chemical. My children and grandchildren would be protected.”
— Daniel Kinel about trichloroethylene, a compound used for dry cleaning, manufacturing and degreasing machines, which can cause cancer, organ damage and a potentially fatal heart defect in babies, according to independent studies and the Environmental Protection Agency. It has also been shown to greatly increase people’s chances of developing Parkinson’s disease. TCE was banned by the EPA in December.
Kinel was among several people diagnosed with Parkinson’s after working at a law office in Rochester, New York, that was next to a dry cleaner that had dumped TCE into the soil. At least 15 of the firm’s partners developed cancers related to TCE. The ban on TCE has been challenged on multiple fronts since President Donald Trump assumed office for a second time in January, including through congressional Republicans and Trump executive orders.
Alaska Supreme Court Places New Limits on Pretrial Delays
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Alaska’s Supreme Court has placed new limits on how long criminal cases can be postponed, part of an effort to reduce the time many criminal defendants wait to face trial in the state.
Alaska Court System spokesperson Rebecca Koford said the new Supreme Court order, issued on March 12, tackles the “most pressing concern.” Additional efforts are in the works to reduce the time it takes cases to get to trial, she said.
“We do not view it as the solution; it is part of the solution,” Koford said.
