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Monsanto’s Pesticide Is Top Suspect Behind Mysterious Kidney Disease
The pesticide glyphosate, sold by Monsanto as Roundup, is likely a contributing factor causing a mysterious kidney disease.
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Scandal: President to Nominate Supreme Court Justice
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Dahr Jamail | As Fossil Fuel Industry Staggers, a Massive Gas Pipeline Project Endures in Texas
While the US oil and gas industry flounders due to falling prices, Japanese demand is helping a Texas pipeline project proceed.
Democratic Debate Moderators Have Not Asked a Single Question About LGBT Equality
The only time a moderator mentioned LGBT rights was in the first Democratic debate.
Healthy Ground, Healthy Atmosphere: Recarbonizing the Earth’s Soils
Soil scientists and climate researchers believe that returning carbon to the soil on a large scale could help mitigate climate change.
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Critics Say Proposed Sulfide Mine in Minnesota Threatens State’s Watersheds
Thousands of critics have voiced concerns about the potential for toxic contaminants from sulfide mines to leach into waterways.
US Refugee Crisis Raises Grave Human Rights Concerns
Despite having initially proclaimed a surge of refugees into the US a “humanitarian crisis,” President Obama has repeatedly made clear that he does not think Central American children qualified …
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Betting the Farm on Free Trade
The White House is gambling with our health, jobs, and environment by embracing the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Sanders Win Reveals Deep Divide Between Voters and Democratic Party Leaders
Arnie Arnesen, longtime radio and TV host in New Hampshire, discusses the results of Tuesday's primary.
Dahr Jamail | Aiming for Venus: Top GOP Candidates United in Denying Climate Change
If a Republican candidate were to become the next president, the prospects for the planet and the climate are bleak.