Truthout
Environment
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Towns Can Ban Fracking, Says New York Supreme Court
Individual fracking bans alone are not enough to protect communities.
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Will San Francisco Achieve Its Goal of Zero Waste by 2020?
In 2002, San Francisco made a promise that it intends to keep: by 2020 the city will eliminate all waste that is neither recycled nor composted.
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More Than Rumors Drive Central American Youths Toward US
The Obama administration says it detained more than 50,000 unaccompanied minors trying to cross the border in the first half of this year.
Corporations Making a Killing as Billions Are Poured Into Border Enforcement
Author Todd Miller discusses how defense contractors look to cash in on President Obama's expected $2 billion proposal in additional funding for border security.
Israeli Government and Press Knew Teenagers Were Dead for Weeks
The bodies of three Israeli teenagers who disappeared more than two weeks ago were found in the occupied Palestinian West Bank.
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Bike-Train-Bike: A New European Program to Promote Car-Free Commutes
In terms of getting more people to use alternative transportation, the connection between bikes and public transportation is essential.
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A Climate of Extra Credit
Like the United States, Brazil has a long way to go with its response to global warming.
Chile Vows to Dispel Lingering Shadow of Dictatorship
Native peoples like the Mapuche lack constitutional recognition in Chile and have engaged in confrontation with the authorities.
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Guys With Guns
The US government should be making it more difficult to sell weapons - at home as well as abroad.
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Piketty’s New Class
Piketty's “Capital In the 21st Century” could ignite a new political conversation on the intertwining of caste and class, creating new kinds of movements against today's inheritance-based "US Gilded …