Climate Change
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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Trump waives Jones Act, opening Puerto Rico to foreign relief ships
September 29, 2017It took Trump a week to lift the port restrictions, bringing flak for the delay, as well as for what Puerto Ricans on the street call a lack of federal response.
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Puerto Rico: U.S. colonial dependency impedes hurricane recovery
September 29, 2017Puerto Rico has been occupied by the U.S. Army since 1898. Blame for most of its problems today lies squarely with the U.S. government.
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Irma pushes Florida’s poor closer to the edge of ruin
September 14, 2017For poor workers in Florida, the amusement parks of Orlando or Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach might as well be on Mars.
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Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and the storm of climate denial
September 8, 2017How many superstorms will it take before the climate deniers - congressional reps and Trump among them - realize the danger they pose?
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