Environment
Five ways the Trade in Services Agreement threatens public health and environment
December 14, 2016The public has focused on the threat to environmental safeguards posed by the TPP and TTIP, but there's also another deal.
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Abe government targets farmer co-ops in Japan
December 13, 2016Abe believes that the presence of agricultural cooperatives is the biggest barrier hampering private companies from entering agriculture-related markets.
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Senate approves funds to address Flint water crisis
December 9, 2016Nearly 3 years after the mass lead poisoning in Flint, the Senate finally allocated funds to fix their water infrastructure. Now it has to pass the House.
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Stand with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
December 8, 2016It’s good that law enforcement agents have begun removing blockades that have kept water protectors away from the construction. But Trump is still to come.
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#NoDAPL pipeline opposition a model for resistance under Trump
December 2, 2016Activists say the battle against the Dakota Access Pipeline is a human rights issue, an environmental issue, and a battle against militarized police forces.
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