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In Wake of Buffalo Victory, More Starbucks Workers Are Forging Unions
Starbucks employees in Colorado and Illinois locations have filed petitions with the National Labor Relations Board.
US Needs to Take Responsibility for Worldwide Plastic Pollution in Oceans
On a per capita basis, the U.S. produces an order of magnitude more plastic waste than China.
Dialysis Patients Have Faced a Deadly Catch-22 During the Pandemic
The pandemic killed so many dialysis patients that their total number shrunk for the first time on record.
Climate Crisis Fuels Late-December Wildfires Ravaging Colorado
A growing body of evidence has detailed the extent to which the climate crisis fuels more frequent, intense wildfires.
15 Things Biodiversity Protectors Are Watching Out for in 2022
We must identify emerging threats and opportunities to protect biodiversity and proactively shape policies.
The US Still Doesn’t Know How and Where It Will Store Its Growing Nuclear Waste
The estimated cost of handling the degrading radioactive material is rising steadily — $512 billion at last count.
Sanders Pushes Workers to Organize as Advocates Celebrate “Year of the Worker”
“There are a lot more of us than there are of them. Now is the time to organize,” Sanders wrote.
FDA Expected to Authorize COVID Booster Shots for 12- to 15-Year-Olds
The news comes as COVID hospitalization rates for children have drastically increased across the nation.
Biden Administration Seeks to Overturn Trump-Era “Remain in Mexico” Policy
The policy forces asylum seekers to stay out of the U.S. while awaiting court arrangements.
Greene Suggests Blue State Residents Moving to Red Ones Shouldn’t Get to Vote
However, Greene has been more than willing to accept out-of-state campaign contributions.