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August 08, 2023
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A Record 15 Billion-Dollar Disasters Have Hit US So Far This Year: NOAA <[link removed]>
The tally could rise with the Atlantic hurricane season set to pick up. <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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Reducing Air Pollution Could Play 'Major Role' in Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance: Study <[link removed]>
For the first time, researchers have linked air pollution with antibiotic-resistant microbes. <[link removed]>
Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>
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Sanders Aims to Convince Fox News Readers Climate Action 'Is a Moral Responsibility' <[link removed]>
"Either we maintain the status quo and continue to see more heatwaves, drought, floods, and extreme weather disturbances or we move away from fossil fuels and do our best to make sure that the planet we leave our kids and future generations is healthy and habitable." <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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'Openly Murderous': DeSantis Outlines Border Proposal Modeled on War Zones <[link removed]>
By admitting border agents would have to make their own "judgements" to determine whether to shoot a migrant, said one critic, the Florida governor signaled he would embrace "the large-scale murder of innocent people." <[link removed]>
Julia Conley <[link removed]>
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Protesting 'Repeated Labor Law Violations,' LA City Workers Launch 24-Hour Strike <[link removed]>
"We're FED UP with the city's blatant lack of respect," said the union that represents the striking workers. <[link removed]>
Jake Johnson <[link removed]>
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Study Warns Burning Fossil Fuels 'Anywhere in the World' Is Destructive to Antarctica <[link removed]>
Slashing greenhouse gas emissions is "our best hope of preserving Antarctica," said the lead author of a new study. <[link removed]>
Jake Johnson <[link removed]>
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Tlaib Bill Would Prohibit Medical Debt From Appearing on Credit Reports <[link removed]>
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The Scientist Who Walked Away From the Manhattan Project <[link removed]>
While the name Sir Joseph Rotblat will probably never be as widely known as that of the other illustrious scientists who worked on the project that ushered in the nuclear age, his example serves as a reminder that we always have a choice. <[link removed]>
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Shock and Despair Are Logical Reactions to the Climate Emergency <[link removed]>
New IPCC head Jim Skea's call for a "balanced" approach only benefits those, like the fossil fuel industry giants and their puppets in politics, who prop up and profit from the status quo. <[link removed]>
Sabine von Mering <[link removed]>
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US Workers Are Raising the Heat for Economic Justice <[link removed]>
From thousands of writers and actors in Hollywood to thousands of airport workers at major travel hubs nationwide to hotel workers in southern California, working people are embracing their power in unprecedented ways. <[link removed]>
Rosalyn Pelles,Rev. Dr. William J. Barber Ii <[link removed]>
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