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EPA’s Proposed Rule on “Forever Chemicals” Wouldn’t Cover Majority of PFAS
The rule accounts for only a tenth of the toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances used by manufacturers.

Greek Coast Guard Tried to Cover Up Role in Migrant Shipwreck, Analysis Says
The investigation suggested that the Greek coast guard's efforts to tow the ship may have caused it to capsize.

Dutch King’s “Apology” for Colonial Slavery Is an Erasure of History
The king’s ancestors did more than “not take action” against slavery. They laid the foundation of slavery in the U.S.

Court Reinstates Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care for Trans Youth
This is the first time that federal judges have allowed a ban on gender-affirming care to fully take hold.

Reps. Omar and Jacobs Move to Stop Biden From Sending Cluster Bombs to Ukraine
Unexploded cluster bombs have been known to kill civilians for generations after conflict is over, the reps emphasized.

7 GOP Attorneys General Threaten Target, Calling LGBTQ Merchandise “Obscene”
The letter is the latest attack in a concerted right-wing effort to target companies that support LGBTQ pride.

Military Invasion Signals Israel May Be Trying to Turn Jenin Into a New Gaza
Israel's massive operation in the West Bank refugee camp resembles its strategy of “mowing the lawn” with Gaza bombings.

OECD Secretly Lobbied Against Law Requiring Corporations to Disclose Tax Records
The club of wealthy nations strong-armed Australia's government into gutting a bill targeting corporate tax evasion.

Doctors Have a Moral Obligation to Disobey Abortion Bans
Academic medical centers’ lackluster defense of abortion access is moral malpractice. It’s time for civil disobedience.

A Jan. 6 “Moms” Group Funded by Big Lie Donors Is Stoking Voter Suppression
The right-wing extremist group “Moms for America” has been flying under the radar as it works to undermine our rights.