Environment
“Peace and planet” marchers at UN: “No more nukes!”
April 29, 2015It was a picture perfect Sunday for a peaceful march against the most violent instruments of war: nuclear weapons.
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On Workers Memorial Day: The words of the dead
April 28, 2015USW members who work for Marathon have gone without pay for nearly three months because they know what's at stake: Their lives.
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Nepal calls for help after nation-devastating quake
April 27, 2015The death toll soared past 3,700, even without a full accounting from mountain villages that workers were still struggling to reach two days after the disaster.
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Today in environmental history: It’s Arbor Day!
April 24, 2015The first Arbor Day in the world was celebrated in the small Spanish village of Villanueva de la Sierra in 1805.
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Study links Texas quakes to fracking
April 24, 2015Scientists have linked a swarm of small earthquakes west of Fort Worth, Texas, to nearby natural gas wells and wastewater injection.
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