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Environment
Nuclear Waste Creates Casualties of War in Missouri
Radioactive waste from the nation's atomic past could be connected to the high number of cancers in North St. Louis County.
Activists in Central America Fear for Their Lives in Wake of Assassinations
The assassination of a prominent environmental activist in Honduras presents a troubling message to movements in the region.
Hillary Clinton Has Big Night; Media Move to Silence Bernie Sanders’ Campaign
As Sanders began his address on Tuesday night, corporate media decided to cut away.
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More Plastic Than Fish in Oceans by 2050 Helps Drive Calls for Reduced Plastic Use
Advocates against single-use plastics say cleaning up the world's oceans will take individual efforts and policy change.
Kentucky Governor Is Targeting Abortion Clinics — and He’s Succeeding
It will be more difficult than ever to access a safe, legal abortion in Kentucky.
Californians May Be Able to File Wrongful Foreclosure Suits
It's a start in the slow path to justice for those who were victimized by lenders or caught in a financial trap.
Filmmaker Josh Fox to Hillary Clinton: Be Real About Fracking and Climate Change
Filmmaker Josh Fox says the political implications of Hillary Clinton's support for strictly regulated fracking are troubling.
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“Broken Promises”: How Congressional Democrats Are Pushing the TPP to the Brink
The TPP looks far more in doubt than it ought to at this stage.
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Children Are Dying From Pneumonia, but Greed Is the Real Killer
Hundreds of thousands of kids are dying every year because pharmaceutical companies are making record profits off a life-saving vaccine.
A New Wave of Climate Insurgents Defines Itself as Law-Enforcers
Such actions are about to take a quantum leap both in numbers and in global coordination.