Environment
House votes to stand with workers on trade
June 12, 2015"The voices of everyone working to ensure future trade deals safeguard workers and the environment have been heard."
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Leo Gerard: Fast Track wrong for workers and environment
June 11, 2015"Leaders from environmental, labor, civic, and faith groups agree: Fast Track is a bad deal for our climate and our communities."
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Protests against Peru’s Tia Maria Mine bolstered by international solidarity
June 11, 2015What does it take to stop a threatening transnational corporate giant? The people of Arequipa, Peru have an answer.
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Maryland bans fracking, coinciding with new EPA report
June 10, 2015In terms of victories for the environment, this one is something of a sleeper hit, with momentum now starting to build as environmental groups celebrate another triumph over dangerous natural gas drilling.
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A hot weekend and a chilly G7 summit
June 9, 2015Top leaders of seven nations at the G7 Summit discuss "the global economy as well as... foreign, security and development policy."
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