Environment
Potato grower accused of labor trafficking
April 25, 2012The suit was filed on behalf of two farm workers. They say they were victims of trafficking and other federal and state labor law violations.
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UK fracking firms face surge of protests
April 18, 2012News that a gas extraction process which triggered two earthquakes is likely to resume brought a surge of protest bubbling to the surface on Tuesday.
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Animal rights activists fighting “Ag-Gag” laws
April 18, 2012Forms of torture such as skinning calves alive, forcing badly injured animals into a slaughter line are made public because activists document them.
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Appalling conditions exposed at farmworker camps
April 16, 2012It's hard to make ends meet for many trailer residents.
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Activists say BP cut corners on Gulf oil cleanup
April 13, 2012Protesters and environmental activists declared that the oil company had seriously cut corners in its cleanup of the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
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