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Activists Document 144 Pipeline Accidents in 2016 — in Louisiana Alone
A new pipeline battle is shaping up in the United States — this time in Louisiana.
Do Exxon’s Climate Denial and “Trail of Carnage” on Human Rights Make Tillerson Unfit for State Department?
Tillerson refused to answer questions about the oil giant's long history of denying the science of climate change.
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2016: A Bad Year for Democracy, but “Best Ever” for Big Media
The fact that the Trump campaign made 2016 “the best year in the history of cable news” should scare Americans.
Repeal and Run? Republicans Move to Axe Obamacare, but What Will Replacement Look Like?
Republicans in the newly sworn-in 115th Congress are moving swiftly to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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Virginia Congressman Behind Ethics Rollback Attempt Accused of Conflict of Interest Over Pipeline
Virginia Republican Bob Goodlatte led a surprise effort to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics.
How the Department of Energy Incentivized Executives at Hanford to Sweep a Plutonium Leak Under the Rug
This is the forth segment in a 15-part mini-series titled, “Nuclear Power in Our World.”
The Takeover of US Health Care by Big Money
We are being led by politicians beholden to bigmoney serving the greed of today's medical-industrial complex.
Noam Chomsky: With Trump Election, We Are Now Facing Threats to the Survival of the Human Species
“We now face are the most severe that have ever arisen in human history.”
New Study: Secrecy Around Composition of Oil Sands Dilbit Makes Effective Spill Response, Research Impossible
A lack of knowledge makes it impossible for government or industry to come up with effective policies to deal with a disaster.
Scientists Scramble to Protect Decades of Climate Research Before Trump Takes Office
Trump will be the only world leader who still denies the science behind climate change.