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[link removed]'Plantation Disaster Capitalism' Mount in Wake of Maui Fires <[link removed]"Justice is returning control of public resources like land and water to the people," wrote one activist. "For too long the strings of Maui and thousands of communities like it have been pulled by forces indifferent to their soul." <[link removed]'The Pyrocene Is Well and Truly Here': Climate Crisis Made East Canada's Fires 2 Times More Likely <[link removed]'Bad News for the South': State Supreme Court Upholds 6-Week Abortion Ban in South Carolina <[link removed]"The result will essentially force an untold number of affected women to give birth without their consent," wrote Justice Donald Beatty in his dissent. "I am hard-pressed to think of a greater governmental intrusion by a political body." <[link removed]"This support perpetuates the world's reliance on fossil fuels, paving the way for yet more energy crises due to market volatility and geopolitical security risks." <[link removed]'Educational Intimidation' Bills Since 2021: PEN America <[link removed]"hijack public education in America," said PEN America's Jonathan Friedman. <[link removed]'They Will Never Change on Their Own': Top Oil Giants Have No Serious Plans to Curb Emissions <[link removed]"Instead of providing desperately needed clean energy, they feed us greenwashing garbage." <[link removed]'Police Lied': Video Belies Philly Cops' Claim in Fatal Shooting of Eddie Irizarry <[link removed]'Today's Climate Crisis Is Tomorrow's Banking Crisis' <[link removed]'Disqualify Trump' Ad Calls Out GOP Enablers as He Skips First 2024 Debate <[link removed]