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Some Residents Say East Palestine Still Isn’t Safe a Year After Train Derailment
Many are organizing to test their environment and demand answers from the EPA and Norfolk Southern.
Republicans Added 27 Anti-Wildlife Measures in FY 2024 Appropriations Bills
A new report notes that GOP lawmakers have expressed outright hostility to the survival of endangered species.
Footage Reportedly Shows Israel Bulldozing Cemetery in Gaza, Exhuming Bodies
Israeli forces have been razing cemeteries and stealing hundreds of bodies buried in them, aid groups report.
Durbin & Pressley Urge DOJ Not to Pursue Death Penalty for Buffalo Mass Shooter
In a joint statement, the lawmakers invoked President Biden's 2020 pledge to abolish use of the federal death penalty.
SCOTUS Hears Cases Aiming to Gut Ability to Set and Enforce Federal Regulations
Right-wing justices Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas refused calls to recuse themselves.
Israel Forcing Palestinians to Starve “Just Miles From Trucks Filled With Food”
Hundreds of aid trucks are lined up at the Gaza border, but Israel is blocking the vast majority from entering.
Trump Wants CNN, NBC “Licenses” to Be Revoked for Not Airing Iowa Victory Speech
Cable networks, even those that report on political news, don't need licenses to operate.
Senate Rejects Sanders Push to Ensure US Isn’t Funding War Crimes in Gaza
Israel’s assault on Gaza “is a tragedy in which we, the United States of America, are complicit,” Sanders said.
Kentucky GOP’s New Bill Decriminalizes Use of Deadly Force Against the Unhoused
"I'm just ashamed that this bill even came into fruition,” a Lexington council member said.
New Report Finds We’re Off Track to Meet COP28 Goals Despite Renewables Boom
Countries pledged to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, but this goal requires more policy interventions.