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Climate-Displaced Persons Deserve a Dignified Transition; Here’s How to Make It Happen
The reality is that climate displacement is a form of persecution.
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Beekeeper Who Sounded Alarm on Colony Collapse Disorder Loses 90 Percent of His Hives
How much longer will these poisons be allowed on the market?
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Impacts to Health, Livelihood Continue One Year After Toxic Mine Spill in Mexico
Officials from both the mine and Mexican government claim the river is now safe.
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Arkansas Frackquake Victims Commiserate With Oklahomans as Deadly Risks Grow
If a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits, it could take out 200 miles of state infrastructure.
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In North Dakota’s Booming Oil Patch, One Tribe Beat Back Fracking
The Turtle Mountain Band was among the first tribes to ban the drilling process. Here's the difference it made.
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With Trump Absent, GOP Presidential Candidates Debate Syria, Planned Parenthood and Islamophobia
Seven Republican presidential candidates faced off Thursday in their final debate before the Iowa caucuses.
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Obama Takes a Walk on the Greener Side
As Nevada short-circuits its solar boom, the White House gets more committed to renewable energy.
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Ebola Crisis Highlights Urgent Need for Reform
While many say the epidemic is nearing its “end”, important questions still need to be addressed.
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How to Stop an Oil Train: The Climate Defense That Won Over a Courtroom

Delta 5 did their best to put political corruption and corporate greed on trial.
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EPA Mulls Ban on Nation’s Most Heavily Used Insecticide
Numerous studies have shown that chlorpyrifos causes serious harm to children and farmworkers.