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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Plants Emitting Pollutants Illegally, Report Claims |  | A report by the Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Integrity Project and Austin-based Environment Texas â?? titled â??Breakdowns in Air Qualityâ?? found Hundreds of industrial facilities across Texas are illegally spewing millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into the air each year when they break down or perform maintenance, and state environmental regulators are not adequately policing the rogue emissions.
Kiah Collier, Texas Tribune 04/28/2016    | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Family Files Lawsuit in Airbag Death of Houston-Area Teen | | Saying they want to save others from dangerous airbags, the relatives of a Fort Bend County teen killed by a recalled airbag during a crash are suing the device's manufacturer, Honda and others connected to the case. The family's product liability lawsuit filed Tuesday in Harris County focuses on airbag maker Takata's use of explosive ammonium nitrate in its airbags and the failure by others to protect Huma Hanif, 17. The teen was the second person in the Houston area and the 10th person in the US to be killed by an airbag in a car crash.
Cindy George, Houston Chronicle 04/28/2016 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| VA Faces Sued For Info on Contaminated Base Water Which Sickened Thousands | | The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School has filed suit against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) over information regarding cancer-causing chemicals in the water at a North Carolina base. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit was filed in federal court on Wednesday and alleges that the VA has blocked a search for answers for thousands of veterans who were sickened by contaminated water at Camp Lejuene. The lawsuit seeks to force the VA to respond to a 2015 request for information about the contaminated water which caused illness between 1953 and 1987.
Cristina Corbin, Fox News 04/27/2016 | | Read Article: Fox News |
| Snapchat Faces Lawsuit Over High-Speed Collision | | The popular mobile app Snapchat has been named in a lawsuit over a car accident that left a Georgia man with permanent brain damage. The lawsuit, filed by the man who was injured in the crash, alleges that the other driver was using the "speed filter" on Snapchat at the time of the collision. The filter posts the user's speed and the other driver admitted that she was trying to get her Mercedes Benz up to 100 mph while taking a picture of herself. Authorities reported that the girl was traveling at about 107 mph when she hit the plaintiff's car. The attorney for the plaintiff stated the lawsuit is "about Snapchat encouraging teenagers to drive at fast speed for social status."
Michael Harthorne, USA Today 04/28/2016 | | Read Article: USA Today |
| Ford Announces Recall of Trucks, SUVs and Cars for Various Issues | | Ford Motor Company has announced the recall of nearly 300,000 pickup trucks, SUVs and cars for issues including faulty transmissions and suspensions. The suspension flaw, which affects certain 2014-15 Ford Explorer and Ford Police Interceptor SUVs, has been linked to one crash and one injury, according to the recall. In addition, the transmission flaw, which causes the vehicles to shift to first gear at the wrong time, has been linked to three crashes. Three other minor vehicle recalls were announced by Ford on Wednesday. No incidents have been linked to those recalls.
Nathan Bomey, USA Today 04/27/2016 | | Read Article: USA Today |
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