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Environment
As Obama Visits Arctic, Alaskans Urge Him to Reverse Shell Oil Deal
Weeks after approving Shellu2019s plans to drill in Alaska, President Obama is heading to the state.
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The Open Pit and the Great Green Macaw in Costa Rica
The story of how Costa Ricans implemented a nationwide ban against new open pit mining has turned out to be a very different story.
Wine and Water Watch Challenges Invasive Wine Empire
The “Grape Rush” in Sonoma and Napa counties has made grapes an invasive species that threatens to consume water and land.
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Summer
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The Proven Thing
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“No Place for a Kid to Go”: A Group Home for “At-Risk” Youth Sinks Into Crisis
California is trying to move away from group care altogether, having concluded it is largely a failure.
In Appalachia, the Coal Industry Is in Collapse, but the Mountains Aren’t Coming Back
This energy version of regime change had been long in the making.
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Activists Work to Stop Building of New Prison in Appalachia
Feds want to build a maximum security prison on top of a former mountaintop removal mining site in eastern Kentucky.
The Honduran Coup’s Ugly Aftermath
Hillary Clinton helped set back democracy and enabled corrupt and drug-tainted forces to tighten their grip on poverty-stricken Honduras.
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“Don’t Owe. Won’t Pay.” Everything You’ve Been Told About Debt Is Wrong
If one debt can be nullified, maybe all of them can.