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Indigenous Coalition Tells Biden Communities Need Clean Water and Climate Action
The Indigenous Environmental Network says Biden has “continuously failed to honor our treaties.”
Afghans Are Facing Severe Economic and Food Crises Following Taliban Takeover
Withholding international support and maintaining blanket sanctions will only hurt the long-suffering Afghan people.
Mandatory Reporting Can Trigger Investigation Without Survivors’ Consent
Alternatives can support and empower survivors while allowing them to fully participate in their education without fear.
20 Attorneys General File Complaint to Block DeJoy’s Plan to Undermine USPS
The complaint alleges that the plan, which slows mail delivery and increases consumer costs, was not properly reviewed.
COVID Vaccination Could Help Us Avoid Disaster Amid Expected Surge in Flu Cases
The infectious delta variant along with a dramatic rise in flu cases poses a threat of an unprecedented “twindemic.”
Loopholes Are Exempting Oil and Gas Industry’s Radioactive Waste From Regulation
Pennsylvania legislators are considering bills aimed at protecting residents from cancer-causing radioactive waste.
South Dakota Is a Major Global Tax Shelter, According to the Pandora Papers
This massive exposé will hopefully boost momentum to fund IRS enforcement to ensure the wealthy pay their fair share.
Disability Activists Say Schools Failed to Accommodate Students Amid COVID
Students with disabilities face egregious academic and infrastructural barriers, leading to unequal learning outcomes.
“Business Improvement Districts” Quietly Privatize the Policing of Public Space
These corporate zones operate as an arm of forcible social control to ward off perceived threats to the flow of profit.
US Lags Behind Most of the World When It Comes to Plastic Pollution Regulation
The U.S. is the largest plastic polluter per capita. The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act could change that.