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News & Views | 7/16/21
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'We Are in Deep, Deep Sh*t': Climate Experts Shocked at Severity of Floods in Germany and Belgium
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by Julia Conley
"This is your climate on fossil fuel."
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Rich Nations Hoard Enough Extra Vaccines for All African Adults as Continent's Crisis Intensifies
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by Jessica Corbett
"As Africa is now facing its third and biggest Covid wave so far, it is
getting left behind in the race for vaccine doses," said the head of
UNAIDS. "This vaccine apartheid is unacceptable."
Maine Leads US in Becoming First State to Ban 'Forever Chemicals' in Products
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by Jenna McGuire
"This policy sets a strong national precedent that sends a clear signal
to industry that we need to move quickly toward safer chemistry and away
from toxic chemicals like PFAS."
'This Is Sickening': Forest Defender Joanna Stuchburry Shot to Death in Kenya
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by Andrea Germanos
Stuchburry's efforts to defend Kiambu forest and work "fighting for the
rest of us" drew renewed praise.
To Crack Down on 'Rich Tax Scofflaws,' Biden Urged to Nominate Top Tax Prosecutor
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by Jake Johnson
"The Justice Department hasn't had a full-time top tax prosecutor for
over seven years, helping let millionaire tax cheats run wild."
As Right-Wing Misinformation Spreads, CDC Laments 'Pandemic of the Unvaccinated'
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by Brett Wilkins
Both the White House and the Surgeon General have targeted conservative
news outlets and social media platforms for fueling resurgence of
Covid-19
'Future Belongs to Renewable Energy': Greenland Ditches All Oil Drilling
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by Andrea Germanos
"Great news!" exclaimed one international legal group.
'Danger to the World': 1,200+ Scientists Denounce Boris Johnson's Plan to End UK Covid Restrictions
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by Kenny Stancil
"Mass infection is not an option," experts said of the Tory government's
"dangerous and unethical" reopening plan.
Ocasio-Cortez Slams Biden Administration for Upholding 'Absurdly Cruel' Cuba Embargo
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by Jake Johnson
"It is never acceptable for us to use cruelty as a point of leverage
against every day people."
'This Summit Was a Failure': Biden-Merkel Meeting Ends With No Deal on Vaccine Patent Waiver
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by Jake Johnson
Biden's inability to persuade Merkel to drop her opposition to the
patent waiver "delivers a punishing blow to efforts to end the
pandemic," said one critic.
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The Perils of "Minority Rule"
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by Steven Hill
Minority rule has metastasized like a cancer and is now pervasive
throughout the US political system.
It Looks Like President Biden Is Surrendering On Passing Voting Rights Protections
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by Miles Mogulescu
Biden left out the only word that really counts: "Filibuster."
RIght-Wing Media and GOP Have Blood on Their Hands for Covid-19 Misinformation
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by Rex Huppke
People are dying unnecessarily, and it's a crime, with a list of
suspects that shouldn't surprise anyone.
There Is a Monster in Our Oceans, and It Isn't Sharks, It's Us
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by Simon Whalley
As apex predators, sharks are crucial in the maintenance of oceanic
ecosystems.
Rich Countries Created Climate Crisis Ravaging Island States
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by Jeffrey D. Sachs, Isabella Massa
As recent disasters have shown, the world's small island developing
states are acutely vulnerable to the ravages of climate change, a
problem created almost entirely by rich countries.
Moral Intelligence or Nuclear War
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by Robert C. Koehler
We can no longer create a wasteland and call it peace.
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In First Application of Supreme Court’s "Maui" Clean Water Act Test, Environmental Protection Prevails
Earthjustice
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