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September 27, 2023

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'Catastrophe' Averted as Judge Upholds California County's Rejection of Exxon Oil Trucking Plan

"It's time for Exxon to accept that the community won't support drilling and transporting oil in their backyard," said one advocate.

Supreme Court Could Trigger Hundreds of Billions in Corporate Tax Cuts 'With the Stroke of Pen'

A new report warns that huge tax gifts for corporations and "a $340 billion hole in the federal budget" are among the potential consequences of a case SCOTUS is set to hear in December.

'Truly Historic' Youth-Led Climate Case Arrives at European Human Rights Court

Six Portuguese young people are suing the governments of 33 countries, arguing their human rights have been violated by a widespread failure to mitigate the climate crisis.

‘Morally Obscene’: UK Approves Massive Undeveloped Oil and Gas Field in North Sea

"The disgraceful decision to give Rosebank the green light shows the extent of the U.K. government's climate denial," one activist said.

'Unbelievably Cruel': GOP Pushes Astronomical Cuts to Education, Housing, and Food Aid

"The same party who provided $2 trillion tax giveaways to the wealthy wants to slash funding for WIC, devastating women and children," said Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore.

'He Serves the Billionaire Class': UAW President Says He Won't Meet With Trump

"All you have to do is look at his track record," said United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain. "His track record speaks for itself."

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Opinion

The Climate Ambition Summit Exposed US Fossil Fuel Failure

President Joe Biden still has a chance to correct course before COP28.

Jean Su,Nyshie Perkinson

World leaders Must Do More to Sustain Refugees and Migrants

Migrants and asylum seekers are more than mere statistics. They are human beings in desperate need of help. I know; I was once them.

These Supreme Court Justices Have Personal Investments in Companies That Could Reap Billions in Upcoming Ruling

Justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito stand to benefit personally from the Court's ruling in Moore vs. United States because they own stock in companies that could enjoy billions of dollars in tax cuts as a direct consequence of the decision.

Matthew Gardner

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