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Threats From Trump Administration Further Galvanize Domestic Worker Activism
Domestic workers and allies are preparing to fight any threats to their hard-won protections gained under Obama.
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Amazon Deforestation Rises as Government Moves to Weaken Indigenous Protections
Critics warn the country now risks sliding back after years of progress on climate and environment.
When Your Healers Become Your Killers
Anti-microbial resistance has implications for both food safety and food security and the economic well-being of millions of farming households.
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The US Is Suffering From a Very Real Water Crisis That Few Are Acknowledging
Flint is just a tiny piece in a much larger story.
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Trump Executive Order Could Block 500,000 Legal US Residents From Returning to the US From Trips
In his latest executive order, Donald Trump has used language that has already begun to affect those who are in the US on visas and green cards.
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A National Sanctuary Campaign Is Rising to Defy Trump’s Nightmare White Supremacist, Xenophobic Agenda
Movements are demanding material safety and well-being for all people under attack.
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Trump Touts “Pro-Worker” Agenda at Meeting With Union Leaders; Some Waiting for Proof
A look at who was in the room and who was not offers clues as to where the new administration might be headed.
Despite Senate Inquiry Into Potential Conflicts of Interest, FERC Approves Spectra Energy’s Pipeline
The Atlantic Bridge pipeline project is the construction of a natural gas compressor station in the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts.
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Gaps in Lead Screening Policies Across States Put Our Children at Risk
Elevated lead exposure in a significant number of US children is going undetected, says report.
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Betsy DeVos Ethics Report Reveals Ties to Student Debt Collection Firm
Public education advocates are demanding another hearing on Trump nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, after the release of her ethics report.