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Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said Friday her office will determine whether to prosecute abortions on a "case-by-case basis" in light of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn nearly a half-century of abortion protections across the country in a new landmark case. "The criminalization of reproductive health will cause great harm to women in America," Ogg said. "Prosecutors and police have no role in matters between doctors and patients. As in every case, we will evaluate the facts and make decisions on a case-by-case basis." The move comes as five other Texas district attorneys—all fellow Democrats—pledging not to prosecute abortion cases once the state's trigger law goes into effect . Those prosecutors include neighboring Fort Bend County DA Brian Middleton, who alongside Dallas County DA John Creuzot, Bexar County DA Joe Gonzales, Travis County DA José Garza and Nueces County DA Mark Gonzalez joined more than 80 local prosecutors nationwide who signed the pledge … [Read more...] about Harris County DA Kim Ogg will consider abortion-related prosecutions on a ‘case-by-case’ basis

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 14 POOLESVILLE, Md. (AP) — When environmentalist Brent Walls saw a milky-white substance in a stream flowing through a rural stretch of central Pennsylvania, he suspected the nearby rock mine was violating the law. Recent rains had filled the ponds at the mine that allow sediment to settle out of the water, but Walls couldn’t easily take a look because they were surrounded by private property. To quickly investigate and avoid trespassing, Walls captured images of the area with his drone. “That’s when I found the illicit discharge,” he said. The photo of cloudy liquid flowing into the creek provided evidence Walls used to accuse Specialty Granules LLC of violating the Clean Water Act. Fifty years after that landmark legislation was signed into law, drones are giving environmentalists a new tool to capture wrongdoing … [Read more...] about Enviros train drone pilots to find and pursue pollution