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A boat sails through a deepening algae bloom across the Caloosahatchee River on June 27, 2018, in Labelle, Florida.

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CDC Warns Public to Avoid the Toxic Algae “Blooming” in Warming Waters

Pollution and climate change are fueling harmful algae in nearly every state.

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

Protest sign saying "There are no good prisons" outside of Rikers Jail

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NYC Activists Push Back Against Proposed “Feminist” Women’s Jail in Harlem

Opponents of the proposed women's facility in Harlem affirm “there is no such thing as a feminist jail.”

by: Abby Cunniff,; Truthout

Climate activists attend a protest against a U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting government powers to curb greenhouse gases, on June 30, 2022, in New York City.

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SCOTUS EPA Ruling Signals Court Will Strike Down Rules Limiting Corporate Profit

In future cases, the court will affirm fewer regulations on industry and more regulation of personal privacy rights.

by: Marjorie Cohn,; Truthout

Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, is sworn in to testify during a hearing as the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to share findings of its investigation, on Capitol Hill on June 28, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

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The Men Disputing Hutchinson’s Testimony Are Two of Trump’s Biggest Acolytes

Tony Ornato was once Trump’s senior Secret Service agent. Bobby Engel is Trump’s current senior Secret Service agent.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Donald Trump arrives to give remarks during a rally at the Adams County Fairgrounds on June 25, 2022, in Mendon, Illinois.

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Poll: Half of Country Says Trump Should Be Charged for Jan. 6 Involvement

Only 31 percent of Americans think the former president should not face charges for the Capitol attack.

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks to abortion rights activists outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2022.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “We Are Witnessing a Judicial Coup in Process”

The Supreme Court will soon hear a case that could fundamentally change how the electoral process works in the U.S.

by: Sharon Zhang,; Truthout

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Congress Members Call for Investigation Into Intuit Lobbying, TurboTax Scandals

Intuit, the company that owns TurboTax, has spent years lobbying against free government-sponsored tax filing services.

by: Anna Massoglia,; OpenSecrets

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is seen in the U.S. Capitol during a senate vote on April 5, 2022.

Sinema Kills Plan to Codify Abortion Rights While Fundraising on Protecting Them

by: Igor Derysh,; Salon

Protesters attend a candlelight vigil in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to denounce the court's decision to end federal abortion rights protections on June 26, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

The US Is in the Midst of a “Shock-and-Awe Judicial Coup,” Naomi Klein

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Sen. Raphael Warnock is seen at the Senate steps of the U.S. Capitol on June 9, 2022.

Poll Shows Warnock Leading Walker, Abrams Tied With Kemp, in Georgia Races

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

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Biden Admin Proposes New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling in ‘Stark Betrayal’

"Biden is choosing to stand with Big Oil and Gas rather than the voters who elected him," said one climate advocate.

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Just south of Charleston, West Virginia, a coal barge travels up the Kanawha River, passing the Dupont chemical plant. West Virginia joined other states and the coal industry in challenging the EPA's authority over air pollution from power plants.

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A woman enters a maternity clinic in Sierra Leone

As US Guts Reproductive Rights, Sierra Leone Moves to Decriminalize Abortion

The country currently has the world's highest maternal mortality rate.

by: Brett Wilkins,; Common Dreams

People march together to protest the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health case on June 24, 2022, in Miami, Florida.

Florida’s 15-Week Abortion Ban Temporarily Blocked by State Judge

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

President Joe Biden addresses media representatives during a press conference at the NATO summit at the Ifema congress centre in Madrid, Spain, on June 30, 2022.

Biden Says He Supports Filibuster Carveout to Protect Abortion Rights

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

Then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell looks on as President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

Biden Reportedly Cuts Deal With Mitch McConnell to Nominate Anti-Abortion Judge

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

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Supreme Court Immigration Ruling Is Welcome, But Deadly Policies Remain in Place

The Supreme Court has ruled that Biden can end the "Remain in Mexico" policy. Activists still have much work ahead.

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

A first responder walks through the scene where a tractor-trailer was discovered with migrants inside, outside San Antonio, Texas, on June 27, 2022.

US Immigration Policy Is to Blame for the Horrific Mass Death in San Antonio

by: Claudia E. Muñoz-Castellano,; Truthout

In this aerial view, members of law enforcement investigate a tractor trailer on June 27, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

50 Migrants Found Dead in Abandoned Trailer Truck in Texas

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Factory workers halt their work to protest against the lack of safety measures against COVID-19, outside Electrocomponentes of Mexico, a company in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua, Mexico, on April 20, 2020.

Migrant Justice Means Facing Root Causes and Building Cross-Border Solidarity

by: David Bacon,; Truthout

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