Environment
Brazil: Oligarchy versus the Amazon rainforest
October 20, 2017The accelerated pillage of Amazonia has made Brazil the world’s role model for environmental destruction.
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Labor unions bring real rebuilding assistance to Puerto Rico
October 13, 2017Trump blames the Puerto Ricans for their own problems and threatens to cut off all federal aid, but union volunteers are showing up withe real help.
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BlueGreen Alliance, SEIU hit Trump’s dump of Clean Power Plan
October 11, 2017Trump and his EPA administrator, who has been wined and dined by oil company executives, are putting corporate profits ahead of our ability to breathe clean air.
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Fire or volcano? Ash from Oregon blaze compared to eruption
September 6, 2017People in Oregon covered their faces with scarves to keep wildfire ash from filling their lungs.
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Neglected infrastructure and uncontrolled development left Houston vulnerable
August 30, 2017Helter-skelter development in a county with no zoning has left lots of concrete where water doesn't drain and little green space to absorb it.
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