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As Trump Advances Dakota Access and Keystone XL, Water Protectors Across the Country Double Down
Water Protectors fighting pipeline battles at Standing Rock and in five other states promise sustained resistance.
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Medical Waste Poses a Serious Environmental and Public Health Threat in Pakistan
Lack of enforcement of hazardous waste disposal regulations a major factor.
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Federal Court May Decide Employers Can Reject Older Job Seekers to Protect “Image“
A major bias case against the Texas Roadhouse chain stems from an aggressive government strategy that may not survive the Trump administration.
Trump’s Choice of Gorsuch Endangers Civil, Human and Environmental Rights
With Gorsuch on the bench, people of color, women and unions will see their hard-earned rights undermined.
New Congress on Track to Block Long-Sought Workplace and Public Health Protections
Trump and the new GOP majority are already making very clear they don't care about workers' health or safety.
Native Seeds Sustain Brazil’s Semi-Arid Northeast
Saving seeds is an age-old peasant tradition.
Earthquakes Triggered by Humans Pose Growing Risk
Today, earthquakes caused by humans occur on a much greater scale.
State Department Employees Dissent Over Trump Muslim Ban Amid “Constitutional Crisis“
“This ban stands in opposition to the core constitutional values that we, as federal employees, took an oath to uphold.”
The Attorney General Defied Trump’s Muslim Ban and He Fired Her
Yates had served in the Justice Department for 27 years.
Investigation: Coca-Cola and the “Fight Back” Against Plans to Tackle Plastic Waste
A leaked document from Coca-Cola shows that it wanted to “fight back” against EU moves to introduce plastic bottle deposit return schemes.