Truthout
Environment
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Stop, Hey, What’s That Sound? Environmental and Political Background Hum of Civilization Tinnitus
The threat to survival of life as we know it is the creeping artificial background.
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The Blue Amazon, Brazil’s New Natural Resources Frontier
The Atlantic ocean is Brazil's last frontier to the east.
Republicans Aim to Preempt Local Democracy, Target Fracking Bans
Texas Republicans approved a bill blocking Denton's fracking ban and gutting cities' ability to regulate the industry.
Court Rules NSA Bulk Spying Illegal: New Vindication for Snowden, and Uncertainty for Patriot Act
A federal court has ruled the NSA's collection of phone records is illegal.
The Chickens Come Home to Roost in Baltimore
Once again, the nation watches as prosecutors deal with the killing of an unarmed Black man.
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The Irish Are Fighting Back
The grassroots campaign against water charges in Ireland is politicizing people discouraged by politics as usual and turning into full-scale resistance to austerity.
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Mountaintop Decapitation
Will Indictment Lead to Systemic Change in Baltimore?
Paul Jay and civil rights attorney A. Dwight Pettit discuss the implications of Marilyn Mosby's Friday morning announcement.
California’s New Climate Goal Undermined by Fracking Pollution
Gov. Jerry Brown today announced an important new plan to reduce California's greenhouse gas pollution by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.
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Is Russia Headed Towards Nuclear Disarmament?
There is evidence that Russia has been steadily reducing their number of nuclear weapons and complying with the NPT.