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California Regulators Allow Oil Companies to Continue Injecting Wastewater Into More Than 1,600 Wells in Protected Aquifers
Regulators announced in January that they plan to halt oil and gas wastewater injection in 475 oil wells in the Golden State.
How Much Noise Can a Person Survive? Navy Jets Plague the Lives of Washington Residents
The loudest jets ever built fly so close to Puget Sound that residents' dishes rattle and they become physically ill.
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Big Pharma Launches Sentimental Ad Campaign to Distract From Skyrocketing Drug Prices
Populist anger at drug prices is forcing some lawmakers to propose reforms, making Big Pharma very nervous.
Honduran Politicians, US Aid Implicated in Killings of Environmentalists
An investigation finds Honduras has one of the one of the world's highest levels of violence against environmental activists.
Voting Laws Roundup 2017
Hundreds of voting and election bills are already circulating in state capitals.
Republicans Introduce Bill to “Terminate the Environmental Protection Agency“
On Friday, Florida Republican Matt Gaetz introduced a bill with the aim of abolishing the EPA forever.
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Trump’s Executive Orders Could Drastically Expand Family Detention Centers
Trump's ruthless policy gives his deportation forces the power to detain large numbers of women and children.
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Tribe Uneasy About Border Surveillance Plans on Their Land
Tensions are high on the Tohono O'odham Nation, where Border Patrol has proposed high-tech surveillance towers.
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“Biggest Oil Find” of 2016 Puts Crown Jewel Texas Oasis in Crosshairs for Fracking
The prospect of fracking where water is so scarce raises questions about what Americans are willing to sacrifice in the pursuit of fossil fuels.
“Day of Terror”: Munduruku Village Attacked by Brazil’s Federal Police
A brutal federal police raid on an Amazon Indigenous village in 2012 ended in gunfire and blood.