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Report calls for ban on water-bottling plants in increasingly arid B.C. Interior

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Report calls for ban on water-bottling plants in increasingly arid B.C.

Article content First Nations and environmentalists in B.C.’s arid Interior want the provincial government to immediately stop letting private companies bottle water for export from the water-stressed region.

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Article content Temperatures across the Interior exceeded those in Death Valley during the “heat dome” event at the end of June.

Article content “We believe that all decisions must be based on science and data,” says Elizabeth Griswold, the Ontario-based industry association’s executive director.

The UVic report calls for an immediate moratorium on any new licences for bottling water until watershed-based governance is in place. »

Employers to be made responsible for protecting staff from harassment at work in landmark post-MeToo proposals

Authored by inews.co.uk

This includes the introduction of a new proactive duty on employers requiring them to take ‘all reasonable steps’ to prevent their employees from experiencing sexual harassment.

General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “Employers must now protect their workers from all forms of harassment by customers and clients as well as from colleagues.

That is why Labour is calling on the government to collect data on employment tribunals brought on the basis of sexual harassment. »

Tennessee radio host doubted and mocked vaccines – now he has Covid

Authored by theguardian.com

Republican politicians and influential rightwing broadcasters including Fox News hosts have begun to call for people to get the shot.

On Saturday, data shared with the Guardian showed that authorities in Memphis believe 80% of new Covid cases in the city involve the Delta variant.

He is in the hospital in the critical care unit breathing with assistance but is NOT on a ventilator.”. »

Borderlands 3 top developers quit

Authored by axios.com

Several senior developers at Gearbox Software who worked on “Borderlands 3” are leaving the company and going to work on a new independent project together, Gearbox confirmed to Axios.

What they’re saying: Gearbox Entertainment founder Randy Pitchford told Axios the group is leaving Gearbox "on the best of terms.".

The big picture: "Borderlands 3" launched in 2019; departures years after its release would have given developers time to collect royalties on the game. »

Iran opens oil terminal in Gulf of Oman to bypass Strait of Hormuz

Authored by reuters.com

DUBAI, July 22 (Reuters) - Iran has opened its first oil terminal in the Gulf of Oman, President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday, to allow Iranian tankers to avoid using the strategically vulnerable Strait of Hormuz, which has been a focus of regional tension for decades.

"This new crude export terminal shows the failure of Washington's sanctions on Iran.".

Rouhani said Iran aimed to export 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil from Bandar-e Jask, a port on Iran’s Gulf of Oman coast, just south of the Strait of Hormuz. »