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Environment
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.
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Banks Agree to Talk With Tribe (While Handing Over Millions for Dakota Access)
Wells Fargo, TD Bank, and Citibank will meet with Standing Rock Sioux leaders intense defund-DAPL pressure.
As Trump Advances Dakota Access and Keystone XL, Water Protectors Across the Country Double Down
Water Protectors fighting pipeline battles at Standing Rock and in five other states promise sustained resistance.
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Trump’s Global Gag a Devastating Blow for Women’s Rights
International organizations receiving US funding for health will no longer be able to provide any abortion services or counseling — even with non-US funding.
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Five Groups of Americans Who’ll Get Shafted Under Trump’s Hiring Freeze
This freeze is a bad idea, but there will be more where this came from.
Massive Airport Rallies at JFK and Across US Were Spurred by Broad-Based Grassroots Organizing
Around the country, grassroots groups called emergency rallies demanding those detained be freed.
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Trump Touts “Pro-Worker” Agenda at Meeting With Union Leaders; Some Waiting for Proof
A look at who was in the room and who was not offers clues as to where the new administration might be headed.
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Mexican President Is Adding Fuel to the Fire
President Pena Nieto asks: What would you have done? as unrest spreads over gas hikes.
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