environment
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Climate change threatens Indigenous peoples
"I’m stressed and anxious—this has all changed so quickly, and life has become very hard," said Chief Kotok of the…
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Hundreds of asbestos-related deaths not enough to convict W.R. Grace officials
On May 8, residents of Libby, Mont., endured yet another affront to working people in the United States. On that…
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Oil companies hoarding water rights in Colorado
In Colorado, oil companies are grabbing up water rights that could cripple that state’s agricultural production in order to support…
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Commercial logging behind severe floods in Washington State
In western Washington state, heavy late-December snowstorms gave way to January rain and flooding that caused three major rivers to…
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Protections for endangered wolves wiped out
As one of its final acts in office, the Bush Administration removed grey wolves from the list of protected species…
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Tennessee ash flood largest environmental disaster of its kind in U.S.
Approximately 5.4 million cubic yards of wet coal ash flooded residential areas and the Emory River when the wall of…
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West seeks to hamstring developing economies
Recently published data shows that developing economies will have to implement a 60 percent per capita emissions reduction for the…
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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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Environmental activists charged for civil disobedience
Eleven environmental activists may face jail time after blockading the site of a proposed $1.8 billion coal-fired power plant in…
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California budget an assault on working people
After the longest-ever budget delay, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a budget containing $10.3 billion in slashed expenditures and $9.6…
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