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Illinois law to mandate insurance companies to cover autism treatment
The state of Illinois has passed a law requiring insurance companies to pay up to $36,000 a year for treatment…
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Atmospheric brown clouds pose new environmental threat
By now, many people know about global warming and understand that it is caused by greenhouse gases such as carbon…
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Homeless activists, supporters launch “Nickelsville” in Seattle
Early in the morning of Sept. 22, homeless activists and their supporters gathered from four different sites in King County,…
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Global warming linked to more powerful hurricanes
As the residents of Haiti, Cuba, Louisiana and Texas begin the struggle to rebuild after a spate of devastating hurricanes,…
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Accra climate talks expose division over forests
The latest international conference on climate change concluded in Accra, Ghana on August 27. The meeting was the third round…
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Air Force pushes environmentally dangerous coal-to-liquid plants
High-ranking Air Force officials have been meeting with investors and state officials in an attempt to get financing and support…
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Militant direct actions protest military use of Port of Tacoma
The author is a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation and an activist with the ANSWER Coalition (Act…
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Metro Transit drivers protest loss of union jobs in Seattle area
"What’s disgusting? Union busting! What's outrageous? Sweatshop wages!" Chants rang out July 29 in front of the King County Metro…
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Government agencies set on dismantling environmental protections
Recent developments offer further confirmation that government agencies cannot be depended on to protect workers or the environment from toxins…
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G-8 summit all talk, no action on global warming crisis
The Group of Eight—Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Britain and the United States, with limited membership for the European…
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