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In Sudden Switch, Hillary Clinton Opposes Trans-Pacific Partnership
Clinton's new opposition to the deal is a notable departure from the White House on one of the top foreign policy initiatives.
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Encouraged by Study, Iowa Town Pursues Energy Independence
The city council in Bloomfield decided to pursue the goal of energy independence.
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Illegal Logging Threatens Indigenous Rights and Sustainable Development in the Peruvian Amazon
Peru must protect these people of the Amazon.
Brazil to Auction Fracking Licenses in the Amazon
Brazil is about to auction hundreds of fracking blocks across the country, including in territories of remote indigenous peoples.
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Battle Over FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules May Redefine Free Speech
At stake is whether service providers are the gatekeepers of cyberspace controlling the flow of data or whether they have to allow equal access to all.
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Indigenous Communities Seek Autonomous Development Projects in Guatemala
Guatemalan Indigenous peoples are seeking autonomous development projects as alternatives to mega hydroelectric projects.
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Congress Lets Sun Set on Land and Water Conservation Fund
The nation's most successful conservation program is in jeopardy.
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Republican Legislators Are Coming for Universities After Planned Parenthood
Eight states have advanced bills that would defund labs that conduct research with fetal tissue.
US Military Changes Its Account of Afghanistan Hospital Bombing
The US military said that Afghan forces initiated a request for an airstrike that killed 22 people at a Doctors Without Borders hospital.
Inside Saudi Arabia: Butchery, Slavery and History of Revolt
“The Empire Files” exposes true nature of the US-Saudi love affair.