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Environment
Ahead of Hurricane Florence, Trump Moved $10 Million From FEMA to ICE
The money was transferred just ahead of hurricane season to fund family separation and deportation efforts.
Legal Battle Staves Off Trump’s Assault on Clean Water Protections
Donald Trump's efforts to strip away protections for rivers and wetlands have run into a tide of legal resistance.
States Allow For-Profit Pipeline Companies to Seize Private Property
Activists and landowners are fighting back, and some have been jailed in the process.
Climate Change Supercharges Hurricane Florence as 1.5 Million People Evacuate
People up and down the coast are preparing for extreme flooding and a life-threatening storm surge.
Amazon Delivers Low-Paying Jobs and Dirty Air to California’s Poorest
The massive supply and logistics company faces pushback in the neighborhoods it exploits and pollutes.
Michael Bloomberg Backs Fracking and Invests in Fossil Fuels
Billionaires like Bloomberg won’t save us.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Donors Get the Green
The governor is awarding renewable energy grants to his big money contributors.
House Farm Bill Could Wipe Out Communities’ Power to Prohibit Pesticides
Blocking cities from regulating pesticides should be beyond the scope of even such a sweeping bill.
What Will Donald Trump Be Remembered For?
Donald Trump will be remembered for his desire to put us all on an escalator to Hell.
Low-Income Californians Feel Twice the Burn From Wildfires
Wildfire smoke has added another layer of pollution to Viviana Aguirre’s East Bakersfield neighborhood.