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Oil Industry Conjures Illusion of Public Support for KXL Using ALEC Politicians
The American Petroleum Institute and other groups have been directing state legislators to make statements in favor of the pipeline.
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Warning Signs: How Pesticides Harm the Young Brain
Pesticides are part of life in the California's Salinas Valley, “America's Salad Bowl.” But a growing body of research suggests their use is linked to various health problems.
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The West’s Coming Tragedy of the Commons
John Wesley Powell and FDR warned about the California and Colorado Basin droughts and proposed ecological solutions that Congress ignored. We are beginning to reap the whirlwind.
Living in Doubt: West Virginians Seek Safe Water After Elk River Chemical Spill
Months after Freedom Industries spilled 10,000 gallons of toxic 4-methylcyclohexane methanol into the Elk River in West Virginia, many residents rely on volunteer efforts for safe drinking water.
Green Army Prepares to Battle Louisiana Legislators To Protect Water From Oil Industry Threats
The Green Army, a group representing environmental and social justice organizations, met on the steps of the state capitol for a rally preceding the start of Louisiana's legislative session …
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Did Texas Really Experience an Economic Miracle?
What about the more general miracle of free-market capitalism? It exists only in the eyes of the beholder.
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Honduras: Indigenous Tolupanes Return to Their Territory With IACHR Orders of Protection
Numerous indigenous activists in Honduras have been killed with impunity by gunmen evidently in the pay of large landowners, and in a number of cases there has been evidence …
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Developed Nations Give Up on Stopping Climate Change, Turn to Mitigating Impact, Largely Abandoning Third World
Inu00a0"Windfall," McKenzie Funk writes about those who would make money off of climate change, acknowledging the droll ironies of a society that can profit from its own self-destruction.
How the GOP Ambushed the VW Union Election
Congressional Republicans and anti-union organizations have adopted the term “ambush elections” to describe new NLRB rules on union certification, but the real ambush of recent weeks was the GOP …
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Pentagon Calls Climate Change Impacts “Threat Multipliers,” Could Enable Terrorism
The U.S. Department of Defense released a report declaring the threat of climate change impacts a very serious national security vulnerability that could enable further terrorist activity.