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Oil pipeline spill ravages North Dakota
November 1, 2019Environmentalists were outraged but not at all surprised to learn Thursday that the Keystone pipeline sprung yet another massive leak.
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Profits roll in for “corporate vultures” while Amazon rainforest burns
September 13, 2019The fires are no accident. They’re set by people turning a profit in a grocery store near you.
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As Amazon fires rage, Bolsonaro wants more Indigenous land for business
August 30, 2019Bolsonaro claims Indigenous land reserves hinder business interests: “Indians don’t have a (political) lobby, they don’t speak our language, but they have managed to get 14% of our national territory.”
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As hurricane approaches Puerto Rico, Trump transfers funding to border cages
August 28, 2019President takes $271 million from Coast Guard and FEMA and gives it to ICE to build more prison camps for immigrants.
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Disastrous Alaskan wildfires could permanently alter forest composition
August 28, 2019From the Amazon to the last frontier of Alaska, fire season is raging on both sides of the equator and bringing with the flames long-term effects that could permanently alter the diverse ecosystems of both regions.
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