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Environment
Melting Accelerates in Antarctica: So Far, 2015 Is Hottest Year Yet
This April could well mark the beginning of the end of the polar ice caps.
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Playing Games With Reproductive Health Coverage
The yearly Hyde Amendment debate exposes legislators who would deny poor women their rights.
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Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders Back Iran Framework Deal
As it was before, so it is now: the question of whether Congress will blow up diplomacy with Iran.
Stop Wasting California’s Water on Fracking
Can you imagine having only 6% of the water you normally have to last the whole year?
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New Research Links Neonicotinoid Pesticides to Monarch Butterfly Declines
USDA researchers identified the neonicotinoid insecticide clothianidin as a contributor to monarch butterfly declines.
The “Other” Politics of Ayotzinapa
How a popular movement arisen from the massacre of 46 student-teachers in Mexico demonstrates a horizontal politics of shared leadership.
Vanuatu Owes Millions in Debt as Island Nation Struggles to Recover from Monster Cyclone
The religious anti-poverty organization Jubilee USA Network is calling on international lenders to grant debt relief to Vanuatu.
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The Hazards of Your Daily Commute
Fossil fuels aren't just warming our climate, they're polluting the air we breathe.
In a Win for Opponents of Mountaintop Removal, West Virginia Government Will Study Health Impacts
For decades, people in southern West Virginia have suffered from elevated rates of health problems like lung cancer.
Former Iranian Ambassador: Historic Nuclear Deal Has Prevented a New War in the Middle East
Iran and world powers have reached a framework agreement.