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Last Remaining Cluster Bomb Maker in the US Ceases Production After Critical Report
A report showed that the illegal bombs are still being deployed in war zones around the world.
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Mission Impossible: Keeping Track of US Special Ops in Africa
The US military either can't or won't come to a consensus on how many missions have been carried out by its most elite troops in Africa.
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For-Profit Pipeline Company Claims “Public Benefit” in Seizing Private Lands in Pennsylvania
New and protracted battles in the fracking war are breaking out near the Marcellus Shale over pipeline companies' use of eminent domain.
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Ten Things You Need to Know About the New US Chemicals Law
The updated Toxic Substances Control Act brings new hope for protecting Americans' health and environment. Here's what you need to know.
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Over 109,000 Students Endure Physical Punishment Every Year
While the use of corporal punishment in public schools has declined rapidly in the past 20 years, it is still legal in 19 states.
California and EPA Poised to Expand Pollution of Potential Drinking Water Reserves
A little-known program under federal environment law is being used to permit oil and gas companies to inject waste into the state's aquifers.
How Lady Buggs Farm Is Bringing Healthy Food and a New Urban Landscape to the Rust Belt
“This is my hood, and this is where I grow,” says Sophia Buggs of her thriving Ohio farm.
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Tainted Water Imperils Health, Traditions for Montana Tribe
For Native American tribes, water more than sustains — it is a blessed, living thing to be revered and protected.
Why Is Congress 80 Percent Men?
The reasons why our seemingly progressive country is slow to change are complicated.
Whatever It Takes: Another Day on the Front Lines of #NoDAPL
A total of eight Water Protectors were arrested over the course of Wednesday's direct action.