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Massachusetts Admits to Regularly Allowing Companies to Edit Draft Pollution Permits
Protesters want the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to revoke the draft pollution permit and redo the application process using an independent body.
As Trump Ignores Climate Change, Seas Threaten to Swallow Alaskan Villages
The rapidly warming Arctic means that dozens of villages inhabited by Alaskan native peoples need to relocate — but the money isn't there.
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Ten Years After the Crisis, What Is Happening to the World’s Bees?
Ten years on from the alarm over disappearing bees, it is fair to say we now know the nature of the problem and what can be done to fix …
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What Betsy DeVos Calls Education Transformation Is Actually Public Theft
Betsy DeVos wants to give your tax dollars to private schools and businesses and tell you it's an education “transformation.”
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Unending Grief: Murder of Dontre Hamilton by Police Continues to Haunt Family
“Justice for me looks like Milwaukee reevaluating the entire police system,” says Dontre Hamilton's mother.
Are EPA Scientists in Trump’s Crosshairs?
The GOP is trying to make federal agencies more industry friendly — and many worry that will mean using bunk science.
“From Laughable to Inevitable”: $15 Minimum Wage Hits Congress
Responding to grassroots labor movement, Democratic lawmakers show that they are ready to join the pro-worker fight.
Empire Files: Buying a Slave — the Hidden World of US-Philippines Trafficking
In the United States, tens of thousands are trafficked annually — the biggest clients being major hotel chains and foreign diplomats.
Indigenous Alliance Launches Divestment Campaign Against US and Canadian Pipelines
An Indigenous-led campaign to defund banks funding five US and Canadian pipeline projects is having a ripple effect.
Trump Administration Says It Isn’t Anti-Science as It Seeks to Slash EPA Science Office
The Office of Research and Development has been at the front lines of virtually every environmental crisis. Trump wants to cut its funding in half.