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“Sanctuary Campus” Protests Demand Universities Protect Immigrants
Thousands of students staged walk-outs to maintain "sanctuary campuses" to protect immigrant students.
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New Orleans Water Protectors Show Solidarity With Standing Rock
The New Orleans demonstration called on Obama to deny Energy Transfer Partners permission to complete the project.
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12,000 US Schools Are Within a Mile of a Hazardous Chemical Facility
In the absence of federal policy for schools located near dangerous sites, community activists search for safer solutions.
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Is the Boreal Forest on the Edge of a Climate Change Tipping Point?
As the climate changes one of the world's largest land-based sources of sequestering carbon could begin releasing more CO2 than it stores.
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Mapping Reveals Rising Use of Social Media Monitoring Tools by Cities Nationwide
Local governments and police are using social media monitoring products to probe posts more than ever.
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Trump-Loving GOP Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Define Protests as a Form of “Terrorism“
Sen. Doug Ericksen's bill is an obvious attack on citizens' First Amendment rights.
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Michigan Officials Seek to Block Court-Ordered Bottled Water Delivery in Flint
Michigan wants to block bottled water delivery to Flint residents, leaving the elderly without access to clean water.
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This Year Will Be the Warmest in 136 Years of Record-Keeping
Drought is affecting at least one quarter of the 48 contiguous US states and over a third of the population.
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Judge Won’t Dismiss Youth Climate Lawsuit; Stage Set for Historic Trial
Young climate activists are suing the federal government over its planet-damaging energy policies.
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Resisting Trump: What’s Next for the Immigrant Rights Movement
Immigrant rights activists are digging in their heels for a hard fight, including reforms at state and local levels.