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New Data Undermine Oil and Gas Industry’s Pipeline Safety Claims
New data raises questions about the industry's optimistic safety claims — in terms of the frequency of pipeline spills and pollution.
Should We Keep Wasting Money on Missile Defense — or Invest in Something Useful?
The US government has spent more than $180 billion on a national missile defense system, with no indication it works.
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Shutting Down Milo’s Talk at Berkeley: Thoughts on Hate Speech, Protest and Masks
Anti-fascist protests have taken on a new urgency under the whites-only agenda of Trump supporters.
“Made Me Feel We Were Back in 1950s” Coretta Scott King Memoirist on Silencing of Elizabeth Warren
Sen. Elizabeth Warren was silenced and rebuked by the Senate.
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EPA Workers to Trump: We Don’t Want Scott Pruitt as Our New Boss
EPA workers, activists and community members protested Trump and his EPA nominee, Scott Pruitt, in a rally Monday.
Trump’s Border Wall Could Break the Food System
Your food relies on inexpensive undocumented labor to reach your plate.
Iranian Student Blocked From Entering US: Trump’s Remarks on Muslim Ban Remind Me of the Nazis
A federal appeals court will hear arguments today on whether to restore the Muslim ban.
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The Spirit of Standing Rock on the Move
Standing Rock's Native-led, youth-driven expertise is extending outward to help other communities protect their land and resources.
Trump’s Wall Would Also Be Terrible for the Environment
A concrete wall along the border would obstruct important wildlife migration routes for animals.
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Drought Could Cost Sri Lanka Billions
Sri Lanka is heading into one of its worst droughts in 30 years.