Environment
‘Extinction crisis’ advances as government declares 23 more species gone forever
September 29, 2021Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish, and other species.
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AFL-CIO’s Shuler to ExxonMobil: Locking out refinery workers risks deadly accident
September 15, 2021The Beaumont scenario is similar to a fatal explosion and fire at BP’s Texas City refinery in 2005. That blast killed 15 workers, most of them contract employees, and injured 180 people.
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Ese ambientalismo que llevamos por dentro
September 14, 2021Estamos hechos de tierra, viento y agua del río. Si pudiéramos asomarnos a simple vista dentro de nosotros, notaríamos de inmediato cuán natural y cercano nos resulta a los Latinos la idea de la conservación y...
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Repeating racist fears of lawlessness in New Orleans after Ida
September 2, 2021The focus on looting seems both shortsighted and insignificant in the face of risks of illness and death.
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No money for an escape: Working-class Louisianans left behind in hurricane
August 30, 2021As Ida approached, millions of working and poor people couldn’t afford to leave.
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