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August 15, 2023
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New York Advocates Rally Against Dumping of Radioactive Waste in Hudson River <[link removed]>
"We have spent decades cleaning up the Hudson, and now the river is, once again, a major economic driver for the region and the state as a whole," said one state lawmaker. "Let's keep protecting the Hudson!" <[link removed]>
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Green Groups Call on Biden Admin to End Support for 'Scientifically Bankrupt' Wildlife Killing <[link removed]>
"The FWS is tasked with preventing extinctions, using sound science when making decisions to prevent those extinctions, and with being accountable to the entire public-not funding controversial predator-control actions for the purported benefit of a few." <[link removed]>
Julia Conley <[link removed]>
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'Horrid and Typical': WaPo Investigation Reveals Smithsonian Still Has 'Racial Brain Collection' <[link removed]>
"How could they hold a child's brain for 70 years, and know who he is?" a descendant of one victim asked. "It was my grandma's pain, and now that she's gone, it's my pain." <[link removed]>
Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>
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Sky-High US Housing Costs Fuel Record Surge in Homelessness <[link removed]>
"When rents skyrocket amidst a severe shortage of affordable housing and a shredded safety net, more people become homeless. It really is that simple-and preventable." <[link removed]>
Jake Johnson <[link removed]>
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Just Five Oil Giants Set to Blow an Eighth of the World's Carbon Budget by 2050: Analysis <[link removed]>
"This puts the world on a dangerous trajectory of significantly overshooting climate targets." <[link removed]>
Jake Johnson <[link removed]>
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'Criminal Enterprise': Trump and 18 Co-Conspirators Indicted in Georgia Election Case <[link removed]>
Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and others "constituted a criminal organization whose members and associates engaged in various related criminal activities," the indictment states. <[link removed]>
Jake Johnson <[link removed]>
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The Montana Youth Victory Set a Powerful Precedent for Climate Litigation <[link removed]>
The lawsuit was the first in the U.S. to rely on a state's constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment to challenge state policies that fuel climate change. In light of its success, it won't be the last. <[link removed]>
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Don't Let Ukraine Become Another Forever War <[link removed]>
The Biden administration has no diplomatic strategies, no demand for an immediate unconditional ceasefire followed by top-level peace negotiations. <[link removed]>
Ralph Nader <[link removed]>
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Revoke Trump's Release Pending Trial <[link removed]>
He believes he can get away with intimidating and harassing potential witnesses, jurors, prosecutors, and judges. He is confident he is above the law. <[link removed]>
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