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Brazil Gets Carbon Credits for “Methane Factory” Amazon Dams
An expert on hydroelectric dams has criticized a scheme allowing companies building dam projects in the Brazilian Amazon to claim carbon credits.
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Fire Departments, Airports and Military Bases May Be More Toxic to Workers Than You Think
People are likely exposed to PFAS through drinking water, raising additional concerns for people — like firefighters — regularly exposed on the job.
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The United States’ Racial Wealth Divide Is Nothing Short of Shocking
It would take the average black family 228 years to accrue the same amount of wealth that white families have today.
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Behind the Scenes at the Lutheran Vote Against the Israeli Occupation
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America has voted to avoid investing in the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
Ten Times Worse Than Hell: A Syrian Doctor on the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Aleppo
In the latest escalation of the war in Syria, Russia has begun launching airstrikes from an Iranian air base.
Black Lives Matter Movement Resulted From Prosecutor Throwing George Zimmerman Case
This Black life, Trayvon Martin's, did not matter to George Zimmerman, nor law enforcement.
California’s War on the Homeless: From Streetside Attacks to Policies of Dehumanization
Attacks on the homeless are an extension of the state-sponsored violence against a “disposable population.”
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Aetna Proves That Single-Payer Health Care Is the Only Way to Go
Citizens should organize for universal health care to replace the private insurers that cruelly put profit over people.
Trump Vows Ideological Test for Immigrants and Return to McCarthy-Era Repression
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump invoked the Cold War in a speech he recently gave in Ohio.
US Targeted Killing Rules Conflate Legality and Politics
The Presidential Policy Guidance on targeted killings appears to elevate politics over the law.