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December 20, 2016
Can Indigenous Okinawans Protect Their Land and Water From the US Military?
As construction finishes on six new helipads, demonstrations to remove the military are reaching a fever pitch.
Lisa Torio
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November 25, 2016
Police Attacked Standing Rock Activists For Hours. Why Are They Calling It A Riot?
Misleading narratives obscure the reality of the stand at Standing Rock.
Evelyn Nieves
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October 6, 2016
Dying of Thirst in America
Milwaukee County let Terrill Thomas die of dehydration in its jail. His horrific death is a disturbing reminder that too many of us still don’t have access to drinking water.
George McGraw
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August 19, 2016
This Town Is Sick of Drinking Polluted Water
In one of Alabama’s poorest and most segregated regions, activists are demanding their right to clean water.
Michelle Chen
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June 8, 2016
Dry Taps and Lagoons of Sewage: What America’s Water Crisis Looks Like
A new report finds that safe water and sanitation are increasingly unaffordable for millions of Americans.
Zoë Carpenter
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April 27, 2016
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April 13, 2016
Lead Isn’t the Only Threat to Drinking Water
The EPA abandoned a study of fracking pollution in Wyoming. Then one of the agency’s scientists kept investigating.
Zoë Carpenter
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April 7, 2016
Good News on Climate Change… and Bad News
Global emissions may have peaked—but temperatures are rising at record speed, threatening a massive sea-level rise that could destroy major cities by 2100.
Mark Hertsgaard
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March 21, 2016
What I Saw in Flint
Residents have lost faith in the system, but they are also ready to fight.
Rep. Keith Ellison
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February 17, 2016
Flint Is the Predicted Outcome of Michigan’s Long, Dangerous History With ‘Emergency Managers’
For years, I have joined voters, other elected officials, and even courts in warning that the right-wing takeover of local government would end this way.
Rep. John Conyers