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North Carolina Coal Ash Victims Blast State for Downgrading Duke Energy Dumpsite Risks
The Department of Environmental Quality's report listed only eight coal ash ponds as high risk.
Syrian Government to Allow Aid, Loosening the Stranglehold on Madaya
Aid is expected to reach the area by Monday, but for some residents, assistance is too late.
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EXCLUSIVE: Navy Uses US Citizens as Pawns in Domestic War Games
Exclusive documents reveal plans for Navy SEALs to engage in simulated combat exercises across Washington State in January.
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Immigrant Advocates Take Action Following Deportation Raids in the South
Immigrant advocates sharply criticized the decision to conduct raids on vulnerable women and deport them back to the dangerous countries they fled.
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Philippines Islanders Unite to Resist “Land Grab” Palm Oil Companies
Farmers on Palawan are being tricked into giving land away to palm oil companies with local government support.
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Will the TPP Set Back a Campaign to Stop a Proposed Coal Mine on Montana Tribal Land?
The TPP makes the rights of companies sacrosanct, and that includes the right to mine.
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Employment-to-Population Ratio Rises to Highest Level of Recovery
The Labor Department reported that the economy added 292,000 jobs in December.
TransCanada’s Hopes for Keystone XL Pipeline Revived as South Dakota Validates Expired Permit
Reams of evidence from indigenous groups and individual landowners is being ignored.
Bernie Sanders’ Plan to Tame Wall Street Riles Team Clinton
Rather than relying on regulators to do a better job of policing the massive financial services sector, Sanders downsizes and leashes the largest players on Wall Street.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Wind Energy Production Hits an All-Time High in the US, and More
The American Wind Energy Association announced that wind turbines generated 70 gigawatts back in November.