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“I’m Afraid They Are Out to Kill”: Water Protectors Testify to Police Violence at Standing Rock
Bobbi Jean Three Legs of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation and Anishinaabe activist Winona LaDuke discuss the recent executive actions by Trump.
Atlantic Ocean Current Could Collapse Within 300 Years
Weather patterns across the globe will be affected if climate change collapses a major oceanic conveyor belt current.
Are the EPA’s Emergency Radiation Limits a Cover for Fukushima Fumbles?
Why are the new radiation limits for a nuclear emergency set thousands of times higher than allowed by federal law?
Michigan Mine Gains Two State Permits, Tribe Vows to Continue Fight
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality this week approved a general mining permit on sacred ground.
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Poisoning the Well: The US’s Unsafe Drinking Water Outrage
New reports reveal many communities across the US have contaminated drinking water.
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Cuninico: The Fight for Clean Water Continues
More than two years have passed since more than 2,300 barrels of oil fouled the main water source for an Indigenous community in Peru.
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A Last Resort That Might Work: Small Town Votes in Community Bill of Rights to Ban Fracking
Opposing a pipeline, residents in Waterville, Ohio, passed a new law to protect their right to clean air, water, and soil.
Flint: As Two Unelected Emergency Managers Are Charged Over Water Poisoning, Will Gov. Snyder Be Next?
Michigan's attorney general has filed criminal charges against four officials over the Flint water contamination crisis.
Obama’s Grand Finale on Fracking Is Too Little, Too Late
The EPA's report linking fracking to water contamination reminds us that we can't rely on the government to protect us.
How Donald Trump Is Connected to the Flint Water Crisis
Trump's pick for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, was instrumental in passing the law that set the stage for the Flint water crisis.