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“Abandoned” by EPA: Landowners Demand Inclusion in EPA National Fracking Study
The EPA has undertaken a national study on the impacts that fracking can have on water supplies.
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EPA Slow to Halt Use of Deadly Pesticide
A pesticide known as “DDT's cousin” is still being used in the United States, despite evidence of its toxic effects.
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As State Politicians Resist Obama’s Climate Plan, West Virginians Build Renewables Anyway
So far, the state isn't stepping up to build a solar-powered future. That leaves the bulk of the work to residents.
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Inside the Indigenous Movement to Protect India’s Commons
Communities in Uttar Pradesh in the east are organizing to protect their rivers, lands, forests and hills from “development”.
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Trying a Fossil Fiend
Villains like former coal CEO Don Blankenship make it easier to get riled up over climate change.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Higher Levels of Carbon Dioxide Impair Cognition, and More
In today's On the News segment: A recent study shows higher levels of CO2 have a direct and negative impact on our cognition and decision-making; almost every brand of …
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How the GOP and HMOs Undercut Obamacare’s Nonprofit Option, Leaving 500,000 Uninsured
With Obamacare relying on for-profit insurance companies to provide coverage, the market will find a way to squeeze out those who need it most.
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The Badger-Two Medicine Area: Too Sacred to Drill
For more than 10,000 years, the Badger-Two Medicine area near Glacier National Park in Montana has provided subsistence and identity for the Blackfeet Nation.
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Obama Sends US Forces to Syria, Reversing Pledge of No Boots on the Ground
The White House has announced a team of special operations forces numbering less than 50 will be sent to Syria.
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Worries Build Among Investors Over Oil and Gas Industry’s Exposure to Water and Climate Risks
Roughly two thirds of oil and gas companies say they are vulnerable to water risks.