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Wine, Not Gas! New York Residents Fight Gas Storage at Lake Seneca
A company's five-year-long drive to store massive quantities of fracked gas in abandoned salt caverns, prone to collapse, is nearing conclusion, with the final decision up to Gov. Andrew …
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How Public Pressure Got Two Mothers Out of Jail
Crowdfunding and social media campaigns were important in gaining the temporary freedom of Jessica De Samito and Shanesha Taylor. But they are not substitutes for abolishing the prison system.
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White House OKs Underwater Torture Chamber
This is the propaganda that lulls the public into thinking that a meaningless balanced approach which juggles the rights of polluters to profit and the rights of helpless animals …
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Is This US Coal Giant Funding Violent Union Intimidation in Colombia?
Alabama-based Drummond Co. sued for alleged ties to group behind deaths, threats.
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Detroit Water Shut-Offs Are on Hold, but for How Long?
If Detroit is really interested in regaining financial solvency, they will apply the same tactics to the businesses that are hundreds of thousands behind in their own bills.
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New Hampshire Law Targets Military Recruitment Test in Schools
Under the law, which immediately takes effect, schools that allow the military to proctor the test must notify the military representative, parents, and students that Option 8 has …
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Refugees Living a Nightmare in Northern Pakistan
In the vast refugee camps of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, civilians who fled the Pakistan Army's military offensive against the Taliban in the country's northern Waziristan Agency now …
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Koch Political Universe Vaster Than Previously Known
Newly-obtained documents show that the billionaire Koch brothers' political giving is much more expansive than has previously been known.
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California Voters Afforded Opportunity This November to Weigh-In on “Corporate Personhood“
State legislature, governor add proposition to general election ballot calling for amendment to overturn Citizens United.
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New York State of Fracking
Natural gas drilling and fracking done improperly or recklessly can be a threat to water safety.