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Climate change already impacting U.S., report confirms
May 8, 2014In the eastern U.S., the number of extreme weather events, including very heavy rain events, has increased already.
Read moreUnionists ignore downpour, bring fast track fight to Capitol steps
May 8, 2014Hundreds of unionists gathered on Capitol Hill on May 7 to campaign against "fast-track" trade legislation and the anti-worker trade treaties it would lead to.
Read moreFight to stop vote suppression back in North Carolina courts
May 8, 2014"The North Carolina legislature passed the most sweeping, discriminatory voter suppression bill in the country, then sought to hide their hands and skirt the scrutiny of the law."
Read moreGreat grandfather who helped end slavery and save a nation remembered
May 7, 2014An unpublished manuscript "The Diary of Francis Marion Wheeler 1842-1899" has been gathering dust on a bookshelf in our house for many years. Once I picked it up, I could not put it down.
Read moreObama, EPA moving forward on climate change
May 6, 2014The Obama administration is developing a more aggressive policy on environmental issues, as the president increasingly sees fighting climate change as one of the core components of his legacy.
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