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Posted inClimate & Environment

Loosening wetland protections threatens ecosystems and worsens climate damage

by Ray Levy Uyeda August 30th, 2023August 30th, 2023

Wetlands are a vital part of the water cycle that also mitigate damage from climate change. As the EPA guts protections, we must fill in the gaps

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Posted inClimate & Environment

We must imagine the climate futures we want to build

by Ray Levy Uyeda July 25th, 2023July 25th, 2023
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Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

‘I wasn’t sentenced to be cooked’: Heat desperation in a Texas prison

by Kwaneta Harris July 12th, 2023July 12th, 2023
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Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

The Farm Bill could address climate change and structural racism

by Ray Levy Uyeda July 12th, 2023July 12th, 2023
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Posted inClimate & Environment

Organizers in upstate New York make waves in fight to tackle lead poisoning

by Eddie Velasquez July 5th, 2023July 5th, 2023
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Posted inClimate & Environment

As federal protections for wetlands shrink, Miami restores reverence for water

by Kat Grimmett June 29th, 2023June 29th, 2023
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Posted inRace

The Biden administration allocates funding to address the Jackson water crisis

by Imani Stephens June 26th, 2023June 28th, 2023
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Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

How the rail industry has put profits over people for decades

by Brenton Zola June 13th, 2023June 13th, 2023
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Posted inClimate & Environment

California will ban sale of new diesel trucks by 2036

by Lily Levine May 17th, 2023May 17th, 2023
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Compton’s only community garden fights to save its space

Lisa Kwon by Lisa Kwon May 16th, 2023May 16th, 2023

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