For years, the Environmental Protection Agency has assigned a dollar value to the lives saved and the health problems avoided through many of its environmental regulations. Now, that has changed. The EPA will no longer consider the economic cost of harm to human health from fine particles and ozone, two air pollutants that are known to affect human health. The change was written into a new rule recently published by the agency.

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The best chops of anyone in rock. The post The songwriter Linda Ronstadt called the best of the century first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

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“Everybody needs to stand against this.  The Australian government is rushing through a new ‘hate-crime’ bill which criminalises association rather than conduct and applies terrorism-law logic to political activism, protesters and online […] The post Australia’s proposed “hate crime” bill is not only an attack on free speech; it opens the door to belief-based punishment first appeared on The Expose.

Fat Mike, a founding member of NOFX, announced on 1/16 that a feature-length documentary, “40 Years Of Fuckin’ Up,” about the legendary Punk band is currently in post-production. The announcement was made at the Punk Rock Museum’s NOFX exhibit In Las Vegas. “Most people wouldn’t be okay with releasing a film that shows footage of getting whipped in their dungeon, or their drug use for the past 20 years, or dressing up like a rubber cheap whore,” offered Fat Mike. “I’m not like most people.” “40 Years Of Fuckin’ Up” was directed by James Buddy Day with a handful of executive producers including Fat Mike and Day. The score was by Fat Mike and multi-instrumentalist Matt Nasir. Fat Mike “This is the Punkest band ever — and their story is exactly as insane as you’d expect: hilarious, painful, reckless, and deeply human,” Day noted. “Digging through decades of footage, I saw things I’ll never unsee — but that honesty is what makes this film essential.” The plan is to screen the documentary at SXSW in Austin March 15th and 16th with surprise guests for question-and-answer sessions. Then in April the film is expected to play at curated theaters worldwide. ### The post NOFX Documentary In Post-Production appeared first on RockinTown.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Bayer’s case for partial immunity from lawsuits claiming damages from exposure to the company’s Roundup weedkiller, which contains the chemical glyphosate