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News & Views | 8/12/19
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'Disgusting and Disturbing': Trump Guts Endangered Species Act in Gift to Big Business
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This administration seems set on damaging fragile ecosystems by
prioritizing industry interests over science."
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Faith-Based Peace Activists, Facing 25-Year Sentence, Defend Disarmament Action at Nuclear Submarine Base
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Advocates for seven faith-based peace activists are calling on the
public to support the group as they fight federal charges and a
potential 25-year prison sentence for disarming a nuclear submarine
base.
Bernie Sanders 'Acing the Electability Test' as Another Poll Shows Senator Crushing Trump in General
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is the fifteenth straight poll that shows Bernie defeating Trump."
Playing Role of Pesticide 'Cheerleader,' EPA Rebukes Calif. With Ban on Warning Labels for Roundup
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"It's the Environmental Protection Agency, not the pesticide protection
agency."
Concerns Over Police Brutality Persist as Hong Kong Protesters Shut Down One of World's Busiest Airports
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters effectively shut down Hong Kong
International Airport on Monday, the fourth day they have occupied one
of the world's busiest airports as part of the mass
demonstrations—against police brutality and a controversial extradition
bill—that have rattled Hong Kong since June.
Warnings of 'Dire Humanitarian Impact' as Trump Finalizes Rule to Punish Immigrants for Using Public Benefits
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump's public charge rule is a xenophobic and classist attack on
immigrants."
Barr Blasted by Rights Advocates for 'Absolutely Despicable' Speech Slamming 'Anti-Law Enforcement DAs'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
U.S. Attorney General William Barr was swiftly criticized by rights
advocates on Monday for a speech in which he promised to deliver a
bill—requested by President Donald Trump—to expedite certain death
sentences and took aim at "district attorneys that style themselves as
'social justice' reformers."
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Regenerative Agriculture Is Key for a Sustainable Climate and Food System
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by Kristin Ohlson
The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report shows that
agriculture is responsible for 37 percent of greenhouse gas emissions
We Have Until Aug 13 to Oppose Trump’s Anti-Trans Healthcare Plan
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by Lindsey Kaley
The proposal is yet another attempt by the Trump administration to
undermine our nation's antidiscrimination laws.
All or Nothing: A Green New Deal for Central America
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by Renata Avila
The Trump administration is already campaigning for the upcoming
elections and its main target is an easy fragile one – migration and how
to put the brakes on it. Turning Guatemala into a temporary prison has
been its latest achievement.
Why Would the Democrats Want to be 'Tough' on Trade, as Opposed to Smart on Trade?
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by Dean Baker
Over the last three decades, the United States has negotiated trade
deals to benefit U.S. corporations
The Need for a Climate Action Plan That Puts Forests Front and Center Is Clearer Than Ever
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by Pablo Pacheco
Forest-related solutions are cost effective precisely because we can
harness the power of nature to address climate change.
Trump’s New Coal Rules Will Bury Rural America
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by Gloria Oladipo
People of color and white rural populations are going to suffer the most
from the EPA's war on renewable power.
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Trump Administration Exacerbates Extinction Crisis
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New Report Exposes ALEC’s Influence in Texas
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Trump Extinction Plan Guts Endangered Species Act
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Trump Administration Finalizes Sweeping Rollbacks to Endangered Species Act Regs
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Trump Finalizes Disastrous Weakening of Endangered Species Act
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