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New bill seeks to ban fracking in California
“Communities that are already struggling with health outcomes — we’re allowing them to be poisoned, and that's just not OK.”
Sanders introduces bills to ban fracking and clean up PFAS from...
“It’s long past time to toss this filthy, dangerous activity into the dustbin of history.”
Newly elected president of Mexico, Lopez Obrador, vows to ban fracking
The “plan to ban fracking in Mexico represents the latest common-sense decision by a world leader to prohibit this inherently toxic, polluting practice.”
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Treasury refuses to close private jet tax loophole senators call a giveaway to billionaires
The formula values a flight from New York to Washington at $236, against a fair market cost of up to $5,112
Federal panel halts first AI data center approved on US public land
The board found regulators treated an 88.5-acre data center as barely different from the solar farm it was supposed to replace.
Israeli prosecutors indict 12 prison guards after Palestinian detainee beaten to death
Text messages seized by investigators show guards discussing the beating as it happened
Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall
More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
A second hurricane just sideswiped Hawaii – why the islands’ usual force field seems...
Cooler ocean temperatures east of the islands typically keep major hurricanes away, but El Niño is helping fuel this year’s risks.