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US Loses Track of Weapons Shipped to Afghanistan
Three separate systems are used to track the arms sent to Afghanistan, but they are riddled with errors and not linked.
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Fracking the Farm: Scientists Worry About Chemical Exposure to Livestock and Agriculture
Recent early studies by public health and veterinarian scientists are confirming there is cause for concern when it comes to fracking's potential impact on farm crops and animals.
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Laws That Kill Protesters in Mexico
A new law passed in Puebla makes it possible for police to use firearms or deadly force to break up demonstrations and local inhabitants felt the impact of the …
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“If Not Now, When?” Jewish-American Peace Activists Organize to Oppose War on Gaza
Among the youngest and most remarkable of these groups protesting against the destruction in Gaza is “If Not Now, When?”
Protests Greet Lawmakers, Corporate Officials Gathering in Dallas as New Arm of ALEC Is Announced
Much of ALEC's agenda for this week's meeting is returning to the organization's focus on promoting the extraction, production and exportation of fossil fuels.
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World Bank Board Declines to Revise Controversial Draft Policies
A key committee of the World Bank’s governing board Wednesday spurned appeals to revise a draft policy statement that, according to nearly 100 civil-society groups, risks rolling back …
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Report Criticizes EPA Oversight of Injection Wells
The Government Accountability Office says environmental regulators are failing to adequately enforce rules for wells used to dispose of toxic waste from drilling.
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Federal Toxic Pollution Website Down for Months, Leaving Eco-Groups in the Dark
With a federal website listing thousands of toxic pollution reports scrapped due to a security breach, environmental watchdogs are without a crucial tool for holding polluters and government regulators …
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Protesters Stall an Oil Train for Hours at Anacortes, Washington
An act of civil disobedience on the refinery tracks brings three arrests.
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Without Clear Regulations, Disabled Children Regularly Restrained and Isolated in School
More than 250,000 school children - many of them disabled and of color - are restrained or put into isolation each year for behaving in ways that are considered …