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Environment
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Ecuador: Despite All Odds, Activists Present Signatures Needed to Save Yasuní
Activists struggle to save Yasuni, one of the most biodiverse regions in the world.
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Affirmative Action
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When Congress Serves the Other NRA
The tipped minimum wage is a feast for the National Restaurant Association.
Autism Nation: America’s Chemical Brain Drain
Americans are exposed to over 83,000 industrial chemicals as part of modern civilization. Virtually all pregnant women are walking chemical repositories.
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Jury Verdict: Nearly $3 Million in Texas Fracking Nuisance Case
A Texas jury awarded $2.925 million to plaintiffs who sued a fracking company for intentionally causing a nuisance on the their property.
Toms River: How a Small Town Fought Back Against Corporate Giants for Toxic Dumping Linked to Cancer
Environmental reporter Dan Fagin joins Democracy Now! to discuss his book that tells the story of how a small New Jersey town fought back against industrial pollution and astronomical …
Assessing the US Environmental Movement
It has been 44 years since the first Earth Day protests when 20 million Americans demonstrated for a cleaner environment, setting the groundwork for what was to become the …
Intergovernmental Climate Report Leaves Hopes Hanging on Fantasy Technology
The lastest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report includes a chapter on mitigation strategies that are problematic at best.
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“Russia With Love”: Alaska Gas Scandal Is Out-of-Country, Not Out-of-State
The question of who owns Alaska's natural gas and where they're from, at least for now, has been off the table.
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A Living Minimum Wage
A living wage must mean a minimum wage that rises to meet the higher living standards of each new generation to be a living threshold, not a dead hand …