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The Supreme Court Won’t Hear Gavin Grimm’s Case; What Does That Mean for Transgender Rights?
“This is a detour, not the end of the road,” said a member of Grimm's legal team.
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Six Ways Citizens Across the US Are Using Science to Build a Better World
Collecting climate data, monitoring air quality, and reverse-engineering insulin — locals are creating a more just and equitable society.
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Oil and Gas Lobby Fights California Regulators to Keep Injecting Drilling Wastewater Into Protected Aquifers
How will Brown and state regulators respond to the fossil fuel lobby's pressures surrounding protected aquifers?
Pruitt Emails Reveal Communications With ALEC and Koch Groups
The cozy relationship between Pruitt, the Kochs, ALEC and big polluters who fund ALEC will no doubt continue as Pruitt begins to dismantle the EPA.
How the Trump Administration May Be Skirting Its Own Ethics Rules
The hiring of three former lobbyists to work in the White House raises questions.
UK Banks Continue to Bankroll Dakota Access Pipeline, as Green Party Calls for “Immediate” Divestment
Financial data reveals Barclays and HSBC continue to bankroll the companies constructing the pipeline.
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As Politicians Target Sanctuary Cities, Faith Communities and Campuses Seek to Become Refuges
Schools, churches organize to help the undocumented.
Proposed Trump Policy Threatens Critically Endangered Grauer’s Gorilla
Critically endangered ape could be in even greater danger if proposed Trump presidential memorandum allows US companies to buy conflict minerals freely.
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The Peasant Farmer Who Stood Up to the President of Nicaragua
The unequal battle farmer Francisca Ramirez is waging against the Nicaraguan government is well-known.
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Washington Governor’s Order to Protect Immigrants Will Also Save State’s Economy
Protecting documented and undocumented immigrants is not simply a moral action.