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• ‘Invisible oil’ from Deepwater Horizon spill may have reached the Florida Keys

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  Published 17th Feb 2020
• This was the first comprehensive report on climate change published 40 years ago. It was remarkably accurate.

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  Published 23rd Jul 2019
• Capitalism’s Final Solution Is Nothing Less than Complete Ecological Collapse - This is the nightmare logic of scarcity capitalism.

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  Published 14th Oct 2018
• New Undercover Video Exposes Animal Abuse at US Supplier to World's Largest Meat Company - Workers were documented killing piglets by smashing their heads against the ground.

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  Published 16th Sep 2018
• This New York Bill Could Finally Put Animal Abusers Behind Bars for Years: A dog named Bella went without justice because of weak animal protection laws. But for other animals, that could change.

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  Published 30th Aug 2018
• North Dakota Farmers Condemn GOP Senate Candidate For Telling Them to Suck It Up on Trump's Tariffs - That comment has angered many farmers.

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  Published 29th Aug 2018
• GOP Governor Declares State of Emergency Over Algae Pollution After Cutting $700 Million From Agencies That Control It - It’s too little, too late for many Floridians.

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  Published 15th Aug 2018
• Landmark New Study is Best Hope for Ridding World of Monsanto's Dangerous Weedkiller: A major study has found that the EPA's 'safe' levels of Roundup weedkiller in food aren't so safe after all

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  Published 16th Jul 2018
• BP's Toxic Gulf Coast Legacy: When Covering Up a Crime Takes Precedence Over Human Health - Most media would have us believe the disaster ended yrs ago. But if you were an oil cleanup worker, fisher or resident on the Gulf coast, the human health disaster is ongoing & there's no end in sight.

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  Published 17th May 2018
• Trump Administration's New Orwellian GMO Labels Won't Actually Say 'GMO': The proposed labels are a loss for consumer transparency

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  Published 14th May 2018
• Should Farm Animals Be Genetically Modified to Remove Their Capacity to Feel Pain? - Creating a "brainless chicken" opens up serious ethical questions.

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  Published 10th Apr 2018
• By the Numbers: A Look at Consolidation in U.S. Agriculture - Big Agriculture is still strong, but family farms are fighting back.

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  Published 28th Mar 2018
• 1st Major U.S. City Bans Fur - San Francisco's new ban is a milestone in a global war against fur that is gaining momentum.

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  Published 23rd Mar 2018
• US Interior Dept Packs Wildlife Advisory Panel With Trophy Hunters, Firearms Lobbyists - 'International Wildlife Conservation Council' is a trophy hunting trade association masquerading as a public panel. There is not one of these people— not one — who deserves to be guiding wildlife policy.

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  Published 19th Mar 2018
• Factory Farm Industry Wants USDA to Let Slaughterhouses Kill Animals Even Faster- America's system of industrial farming treats animals, the environment, workers & consumers with utter disrespect.

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  Published 14th Mar 2018
• What Ancient Corn Farmers Can Teach Us About Engineering Crops for Climate Change - In the era of GMO crops, farmers can learn old lessons of diversity.

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  Published 13th Mar 2018
• It Costs U.S. Taxpayers Just 1 Cent a Year to Protect America's Marine Mammals—but Trump's Budget Scraps It - Trump's proposed budget would eliminate the Marine Mammal Commission.

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  Published 22nd Feb 2018
• A Dog Is a Cow Is a Pig: In the World of Sentience, There Is No Difference - Farm animals feel the same emotions as humans: pleasure, pain, joy & depression.

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  Published 18th Feb 2018
• New Map Reveals Which Countries Are Most Likely to Survive Climate Change

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  Published 12th Feb 2018
• 3 Reasons Why a Meat Tax Is a Good Idea - Like cigarettes, alcohol & gasoline, meat should be federally taxed to help pay for its health & environmental costs.

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  Published 28th Jan 2018
• Kangaroos Are the Target of the Largest Mass Destruction of Wildlife in the World - The kangaroo may be Australia's national icon, but millions are slaughtered for food & profit every year.

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  Published 18th Jan 2018
• Nearly all members of U.S. National Park Service advisory panel resigns from Trump Administration in frustration -

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  Published 17th Jan 2018
• Chevron's Secretive Drilling Site in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - The GOP & Big Oil are yearning to turn this pristine wilderness into an industrial profit mill.

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  Published 15th Jan 2018
• New Farmers Market Is Bringing Healthy Organic Food to L.A.'s Homeless: Poor nutrition is the rule among those experiencing the most extreme form of poverty

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  Published 8th Jan 2018
• 15,000 Scientists Issue Urgent Warning: Humanity Is Failing to Safeguard the Planet - We are not doing enough to avert catastrophe.

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  Published 8th Jan 2018
• The Trump Administration Has Hatched a Cruel, Illogical Plan to Kill America's National Mammal - The federal agency charged with protecting America's wild bison has turned into their persecutor.

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  Published 18th Dec 2017
• EBay Is Outselling the Dark Web in Illegal Wildlife Trade - Traders in rhino horn, elephant ivory & other illegal animal parts are hiding in plain sight online.

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  Published 26th Nov 2017
• The Strange Story of Turkey Tails Speaks Volumes About Our Globalized Food System - It's not clear why turkeys arrive at U.S. stores tailless.

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  Published 20th Nov 2017
• After Targeting Elephants, Trump Administration Puts African Lions in the Crosshairs

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  Published 20th Nov 2017
• How Trump's Proposed Budget Puts Endangered Species at Even Greater Risk - "America First" puts wildlife last.

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  Published 5th Nov 2017
• An Environmental and Public Health Disaster Awaits If USDA Gives Organic Label to Hydroponics

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  Published 2nd Nov 2017
• Tyson Foods Linked to the Largest Toxic Dead Zone in U.S. History - America's largest meat producer must clean up its act.

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  Published 2nd Nov 2017