Environment
Leave it in the ground: A new abolitionism needed for climate change
June 7, 2016Like Frederick Douglass and the abolitionists of the 19th century, today's movement to stop climate change must build a broad alliance.
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Company halts bee-killing chemicals as activists stir up a hornet’s nest
May 18, 2016The movement to save the bees recently got a shot - or perhaps a sting - in the arm.
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Researchers call for more study of Agent Orange effects on vets and their kids
May 16, 2016Researchers are urging Congress to fund a new center for the study of veterans' exposure to toxic substances.
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Why is it so hard for capitalism to go green?
April 26, 2016The global climate crisis rests squarely with us and, in no small degree, depends on the outcome of the upcoming presidential and Congressional elections.
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This week in history: Chernobyl nuclear reactor explodes in USSR
April 26, 2016Thirty years ago, on April 26, 1986, at 1:23 a.m., an explosion occurred at the Chernobyl atomic power station at Pripyat.
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