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Arkansas oil spill paints town black, pipeline risks exposed
April 2, 2013Exxon Mobil's Pegasus pipeline ruptured March 29, spewing thousands of barrels of heavy Canadian crude throughout the town of Mayflower, Ark.
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Sixteen arrested in W.Va. after 11,000 march on Patriot Coal
April 2, 2013The actions, organized by UMWA, were in support of the union's campaign to save health care for retired miners and win better wages, benefits and working conditions for miners on the job.
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Recovery underway for Minnesota oil spill, but what lessons learned?
March 29, 2013On March 28 in western Minnesota, a mile-long train hauling oil from Canada derailed, leading to a spill of about 15,000 gallons of crude.
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GOP plans to litter budget with anti-environment amendments
March 22, 2013Republicans plan to attach 110 anti-environment amendments to the Senate budget bill, not merely in the interest of climate change denial, but as a way of giving gifts to big corporations.
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New York City elections hold promise of change
March 21, 2013During the last 20 years of the Giuliani and then Bloomberg administrations, the living standards of the 99 percent have steadily declined, while the wealth of the 1 percent has risen.
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