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Europe Drives Destruction of US Forests in the Name of Fighting Climate Change
U.S. forests are being chopped down to feed the EU’s voracious demand for wood pellets to generate biomass electricity.
Over 170 Environmentalists Sign Letter Urging Against Green Party “Protest Vote”
Activists who mainstreamed the Green Party’s Green New Deal say electoral math is just as unforgiving as climate math.
Upgrading Building Codes Can Curb Drinking Water Contamination Due to Wildfires
We need to upgrade our infrastructure to prevent the worst of wildfire-caused pollution of drinking water and homes.
Insufficient COVID Protections for Postal Workers Pose Threat to Mail-In Voting
Postal Service employees are not being tested nor receiving temperature checks despite facing obvious health risks.
As Anti-Fascist T-Shirts Are Removed, Far Right Apparel Remains on Retailer Site
Teespring stopped printing t-shirts with the word “antifa” on them but never stopped printing far right slogans.
Trump’s EPA Reauthorizes Use of Herbicide Linked to Congenital Disabilities
The herbicide Atrazine is either banned or being phased out in dozens of countries due to links to risks such as cancer.
Life in the US Has the Hallmarks of a “Low-Grade War Zone”
Journalist Dahr Jamail says what's happening in the US is frighteningly similar to what he saw while reporting in Iraq.
I’m Living in Fear of COVID as New People Get Transferred Into the Prison I’m In
The practice of transferring people from prisons with outbreaks has already proven deadly but has not stopped.
Ginsburg’s Death Sparks Renewed Calls for Reforms to the Supreme Court
As the GOP moves to seat a new nominee, some lawmakers call for ending the filibuster and expanding the court.
With the Passing of Justice Ginsburg, Democracy Just Got Harder, Again
The seating of another right-wing justice would be a full-scream nightmare turn during this gruesome administration.