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“You Fly to the Edge of the Tar Sands, and … No Life”: The Issue of Our Time
University of Montana professor George Price on permaculture, race and how he's standing up to tar sands extraction.
What to Do About 500,000 Abandoned Mines Around the US?
Officials are warning that the Gold King spill wasn't the first spill to dye the river, and it's not likely to be the last.
A Revolutionary New Coalition Stands for Community Rights in Colorado
A coalition embodying a range of economic and environmental justice fights is coming together to challenge the basis for state preemption.
Growing Doubt: A Scientist’s Experience of GMOs
“I now believe, as a much more experienced scientist, that GMO crops still run far ahead of our understanding of their risks.”
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Landlords in LA Push for Tenants to Bear Costs of Earthquake Retrofits
Possible rent increases under LA Mayor Eric Garcetti's proposed earthquake retrofit program could prove one hike too many for the city's tenants.
When Not to Listen to a Columnist: The Dyett Hunger Strikers Must Be Heard
Bronzeville has exactly one community high school left. This is the school the hunger strikers are trying to save.
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Web of Secrecy Surrounds Federal Half-a-Billion Handout to Charter Schools
The public is being kept in the dark about which states have applied for the lucrative grants.
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The GOP Is Taking the Texas Women’s Health Crisis National
Texas lawmakers might have blazed the trail in steamrolling reproductive health access.
Why the Clean Power Plan Isn’t a Death Knell for Coal
Obama's new rules won't necessarily knock out the West's aging power plants.
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Job Growth Weakens in August
The rate of wage growth was under 2.0 percent for the last three months.