Truthout
Environment
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US Prisons Block Access to Lifesaving Addiction Medication
Why are prison bosses ignoring medical treatments that reduce crime and save lives?
Le Tour de France Alternatiba: Creating Awareness of Climate Change One Bicycle at a Time
Alternatiba has been giving people the opportunity to experience real alternatives to avert climate change.
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Preserving the Social Fabric: Southern Community Development Financial Institutions
All over the South, Community Development Financial Institutions and credit unions are filling the yawning gaps left by big banks.
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Why Tribal Peoples Are the Best Conservationists
For Environment Day on June 5, we showcase tribal peoples' extraordinary conservation skills and intimate knowledge of their environments.
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Has Our Food Been Contaminated by Chevron’s Wastewater?
Are contaminants in the treated wastewater Chevron uses to irrigate food crops showing up on our dinner tables?
Pope Francis Sounds the Alarm on Climate Change
Does a hard-hitting policy statement on climate change make Pope Francis the new environmental prophet?
Damming the Future: The Struggle to Protect Kenya’s Ewaso Ngiro River
Indigenous people are coming together to resist the construction of a mega-dam along the only reliable river in the arid north of the country.
Transcontinental Railway Threatens Indigenous Communities in Brazil and Peru
Uncontacted tribes, the most vulnerable societies on the planet, would face devastation from invasions into their lands.
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Pesticides on Planes: How Airlines Are Softly Killing Us
If you have a fear of flying, the terror just catapulted to a whole new level.
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Fast Track Hands the Money Monopoly to Private Banks, Permanently
These disturbing revelations concerning TiSA are yet another reason to try to block secretive trade agreements like the TPP.