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Bernie Sanders Calls for National Fracking Ban, Addresses Fracking-Related Methane Pollution
As Sanders attempts an upset in New York's primary, he began focusing on fracking and climate change.
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In West Virginia, Fracking Wastewater May Be Messing With Hormones
Waste leaching from frack disposal wells are the likely source of a spike in endocrine-disrupting compounds.
FDIC, Fed Rulings Could See Five “Too-Big-to-Fail” Wall Street Firms Broken Up by 2018
The banks may subject to more strict regulations on October 1, if they fail to submit a satisfactory scheme by then.
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Why Are There So Many Anonymous Corporations in Delaware?
Americans don't need offshore companies to hide their money. America has Delaware.
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Tweaked Email Privacy Act Headed Toward Committee Vote This Week
A loophole in an outdated law allows the government to read an individual's stored email if it is more than 180 days old, using only a subpoena.
TransCanada’s Keystone Pipeline Resumes Operations After South Dakota Dilbit Spill
TransCanada received permission from federal regulators to restart the pipeline after a 16,800-gallon spill.
Abortion Providers Faced a Staggering Increase in Violence and Threats in 2015
Has amped up anti-abortion rhetoric contributed to the threats against women's health care?
Democracy Spring: More Than 400 Arrested at US Capitol Protesting Corruption and Money in Politics
Similar acts of civil disobedience are scheduled throughout the week.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: It’s Time to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies, and More
In today's On the News segment: If we want renewable energy to flourish in the US, we need to end the massive subsidies to the fossil fuel industry; climate …
Peru Aims to Ratify Trans-Pacific Partnership Amid Protests
The signing of the TPP kindled a vigorous debate on the merits of international trade for the United States and Peru as well.