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Two Years After the BP Drilling Disaster, Gulf Residents Fear for the Future
On April 20, 2010, a reckless attitude toward the safety of the Gulf Coast by BP, as well as Transocean and Halliburton, caused a well to blow out 5,000 …
Gulf Aquatic Wildlife Deformities Alarm Scientists
Eyeless shrimp and fish with lesions are becoming common, with BP oil pollution believed to be the likely cause. New Orleans, Louisiana - "The fishermen have never seen anything …
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Former Bush EPA Chief Sounds Alarm on Chemical Security
Wading into a decade-old controversy, former Environmental Protection Agency chief Christine Todd Whitman has urged current EPA administrator Lisa Jackson to close loopholes in a 2006 chemical security law “before a …
Natural Gas Exxposed: Home Invasion
Mark Ruffalo and his organization Water Defense released the first video of their new campaign Natural Gas Exxposed, a video series which documents the gas industry's assault on American …
Truthout Invites You to Join Us in Reimagining a Just Economy
Truthout invites you to join us in... Reimagining a Just Economy Sunday, May 6 from 5pm The Tabard Inn 1739 N Street NW Washington D.C. 20036 (Map) Tickets for …
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Ending Fecklessness on Guns
Washington - It's understandable if unfortunate that the controversy surrounding the killing of Trayvon Martin has polarized the country along both racial and ideological lines. But there is one …
Vague Definitions in CISPA Raise Concerns of SOPA 2.0
See also: CISPA, aka SOPA 2.0, Pushed Forward by For-Profit Spying Lobby
Pink Slime Controversy Recalls Long History of Mishandling Mad Cow Outbreaks
There is an upside for the beef industry and industry-friendly federal food safety officials when people talk about pink slime. The burger extender, known as lean, finely textured beef …
Prevention for the Sickest 10 Percent Is Best Treatment Plan for People, Economy
A woman has her blood pressure checked at the 11th annual Wilmington Wellness Day on Sept. 18, 2010. (Photo: Christiana Care) Spending on health care in America has skyrocketed …
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Why the Supreme Court Matters
(Photo: Sean Lin / Flickr)When President Gerald Ford nominated him in 1975, Justice John Paul Stevens occupied the ideological center of the Supreme Court. By the time he retired …