The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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In Latest "Giveaway to Polluters," Trump EPA Suspends Clean Water Rule
Rescinding the regulation will put the drinking water of one in three Americans in danger of pollution, critics say.
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EPA Issues Sweeping Rules Protecting America's Drinking Water, Streams and Wetlands
Drinking water for 117 million Americans will be protected under new rules shielding small streams, tributaries and wetlands from pollution and development.
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Deep Questions Arise Over Portland's Corporate Water Takeover
Portland residents are up in arms about what they believe is a cronyism-driven plan to kill the elegant, gravity-fed, open water reservoir system that has reliably served their city safe, clean drinking water for more than 100 years.
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How Real Journalism Brought Real Justice to West Virginia
Because an anti-environmental platform is a prerequisite to win office in West Virginia, coal-related spills and other disasters are often overlooked by government officials who want to be re-elected.
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The Coming Climate Revolt: Why Today's Generation Must Take the Helm
The corporate elites will not veer from our path towards ecocide unless they are forced from power – and this means the beginning of a titanic clash between our corporate masters and ourselves.
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Why Corporations Breaking Environmental Laws Are Getting A Free Pass
Grappling with a shrinking budget and limited manpower, the EPA now pursues criminal charges in “fewer than one-half of one percent” of total legal violations.
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How Crony Capitalism and Deregulation Poisoned Toledo's Water
Like other water-related crises this year in West Virginia and Detroit, the poisoning of Toledo's water is tied to corruption at the highest levels of state government by corporate special interests.
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Decision to Frack Britain's Parks Takes Industry Influence To New Extremes
Despite UK minsters asserting the alleged economic benefits of fracking, many in Britain question the government’s new plan that puts human health, safety and the country's natural beauty at stake.
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Detroiters Put Bodies on the Line to Stop Privatization of Their Water
The Reverend Bill Wylie-Kellerman sat down with nine others blocking the entrance of the facility where Homrich Wrecking’s water shutoff trucks were set to leave for the day.
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Opening the Taps: Detroit’s Fight for Public Water Is Also the Nation’s
The solution to Detroit's water crisis isn't privatization – which has a terrible track record in the U.S. and around the world – but a more equitable water policy that looks out for all citizens.
