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Norway’s Rush to Extract Arctic Oil Contradicts Its Constitution
Large-scale oil extraction in the Arctic is irreconcilable with a two-degree global warming limit.
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Migrant Workers Spread the Word on Illegal Fees
Workers are right to be wary.
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California’s Investment in Global Warming Reduction Programs Score Well
The revenue generated from California's 2006 global warming law is making the air cleaner.
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Thousands of Unaccompanied Refugee Children Travel to Sweden
Defying the odds of a difficult journey and surviving abuses by smugglers, most youth are fleeing violent conflict or poverty.
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Apple’s Supply-Chain Workers May Be Risking Cancer to Build Your iPhone
A new report details serious labor violations at a major Apple supplier, and evidence of worker exposure to cancer-causing benzene.
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H&M Has a New Labor Plan: It Looks a Lot Like All the Others
Critics are skeptical of the clothing retailer's latest promises to improve supply-chain working conditions - for good reason.
Coal Ash: The United States’ Multibillion-Ton Toxic Legacy
US coal-fired power plants produce 140 million tons of ash a year, most of it dumped in open storage ponds that contaminate drinking water.
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Pennsylvania Threatens to Revoke License of Family Detention Center
Berks County Residential Center not licensed to hold families, state says.
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Meet the 1 Percenters Finding Solace in Redistribution
Young people with wealth are organizing the resources of their peers and families to level the playing field.
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Officials Squabble as Underground Fire Burns Near Radioactive Waste Dump in St. Louis Area
The radioactive legacy of St. Louis' has unleashed Cold War-style nuclear paranoia in the area.