environment
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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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Hurricanes and more hurricanes
We all breathed a sigh of relief when Hurricane Gustav diminished in strength and breadth before it hit the Louisiana…
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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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Prisoners in work program exposed to toxic substances
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health found that staff and inmates at Ohio’s Elkton Federal Correctional Institution had…
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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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Thousands march for jobs, clean air in Port of Oakland
More than 2,000 environmental, community and labor advocates marched on July 22 with independent truckers to call for clean air…
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Efforts to indict Sudan’s president fueled by Washington’s lies
In a move that signals the escalation of the imperialist offensive against Sudan, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest…
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EPA decreases value of human life
The U.S. government has devalued an individual life by nearly $1 million. Five years ago the "value of a statistical…
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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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