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BP: Four Years On, No Restoration in Sight
For fisherfolk and coastal residents living in the impact zone of BP's 2010 oil spill, the disaster has never ended.
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Each One of Us Is a Toxic Superfund Site
We are all lab rats in one giant, toxic and deadly experiment.
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Putting Heroin Users in Jail Won’t Help Louisiana’s Crime Rate
It is not draconian prison sentences for drug offenders that work, but addiction treatment.
California Senate Committee Approves Fracking Moratorium Bill
The legislation will place a moratorium on fracking and well stimulation until the state fully studies the impact of the oil extraction on California's air and water quality, public …
Natural Gas “Addiction”: Massachusetts Cities Fight Plants, Thwarting of Alternative Power
Activists in Brockton and Salem Massachusetts are fighting new natural gas infrastructures that will endanger both towns' citizens while delaying - not transitioning - any move to renewable energy.
To Stop an Overdose: Heroin, Narcan and the New Public Policies That Are Saving Lives
Reforms tackling the skyrocketing numbers of heroin and opiate-related overdoses are slowly coming; in the meantime, many, including Truthout Reporter Mike Ludwig, are sharing skills to keep their friends …
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Defining the Real Terrorism
A new definition of terrorism - one that better addresses the crimes of these times - is required.
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Occupy Sandy and the Future of Socialism
The impromptu relief efforts in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, as in every crisis, quashed the notions that humans are inherently selfish.
Why Religious Leaders Are Speaking Up in Support of Universal Contraceptive Access
In today's context of higher population density, resource scarcity and revolutionary contraceptive options, a “let go and let God” approach to family planning no longer promotes the wellbeing of …
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Reckoning Time for Lawbreaking Utilities on Coal Ash?
Sue Sturgis breaks down the numbers in the latest coal ash dumping incidents.