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Environment
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Homeless and Undocumented People in Paris Are in Limbo Since the Calais Evictions
Many of the people evicted from Calais' “Jungle camp” are now sleeping in intersections around central Paris.
“It’s a Cover-Up, Not a Clean-Up”: Nuclear Waste Smolders in Sites Across the US
Increasing the nuclear arsenal will only add to the monumental legacy of toxic and radioactive waste across the US.
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Tracking the Numerous Tactics Used to Attack Environmental Protections Around the Globe
Laws designed to protect the environment and biodiversity from are under assault around the globe.
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Congress Seeks to Penalize Peaceful Pro-Palestine Movement, Amid Annual AIPAC Lobbying Blitz
The organization, which is in Washington this week for an annual policy conference, is dispatching members to lobby lawmakers to pass the bill.
As Trump Complains About Alleged Surveillance, Republicans Gut Internet Privacy Rules
Laura Moy, deputy director of the Center on Privacy and Technology at the Georgetown University Law Center, discusses the recent gutting of internet privacy rules.
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EPA Chief Signals Death of Clean Power Plan, Paris Climate Agreement
The president could sign an executive order Tuesday to dismantle the Clean Power Plan.
Local Lawmakers Fight Back Against Jeff Sessions’s Threats to Cut Funding to Sanctuary Cities
The Trump administration has unveiled its latest attempt to target sanctuary cities.
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Trump’s Draconian Budget Deals a Blow to Appalachia
Rural and poor Americans are among the many victims of Trump's so-called America First budget.
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NAFTA Renegotiation Offers Opportunity to Curtail Corporate Power
How likely is Trump to renegotiate the NAFTA clause that gives his corporate friends power over governments?
Filing Taxes Could Be Free and Simple, but H&R Block and Intuit Are Still Lobbying Against It
The makers online systems spent millions lobbying to permanently bar the government from offering taxpayers prefilled filings.