Environment
Americans support the EPA, oppose its dismantling
February 3, 2011Two-thirds of all Americans support the Environmental Protection Agency, placing the Republican push for its dismantling at odds with the will of the people.
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“Rally for Coal”: which way for West Virginia?
January 31, 2011The EPA vetoed the permit for the Logan County mine, a symbol of the debate over mountain top removal mining that has been embroiled in litigation since 1998.
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Rotten Apple: iPod sweatshops hidden in China
January 25, 2011Apple, famous for its Mac computers and iPhones, spends millions to create the image of a benevolent corporate giant that, while making money, does more than its part to better the world.
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Honeywell lockout threatens thousands in Illinois and Kentucky
January 21, 2011United Steelworkers local 7-669 and the Steelworkers international Union issued a well researched report this week outlining the health and safety hazards posed by the use of scab replacement workers to operate Honeywell's Metropolis Illinois plant.
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Spin, baby, spin: Connecticut debates wind turbines
January 18, 2011Connecticut prepares for debate between "Drill, baby, drill" or "Spin, baby, spin," wind turbines vs. fossil fuels.
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