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Youth Climate Case Against Government Moves Forward

Decision marks ‘tipping point on the scales of justice,’ teen plaintiff says.

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Nixon’s War on Drugs Began as Strategy to Attack ‘Antiwar Left and Black People’

Amid new global discussion about ending prohibition, a buried admission by a former presidential aide.

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Deal to Protect Canadian Rainforest Called a ‘Gift to the World’

We now celebrate the protection of areas of cultural and ecological importance.

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No Jail Time for Delta 5 in Case That ‘Welcomes Jurors to Climate Movement’

Activists who blockaded oil train in September 2014 will not face financial restitution claims or jail time.

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To Fix National Poverty Crisis, Study Shows Even $15 Wage Won’t Do the Job

New report from Seattle-based Alliance for a Just Society says federal minimum wage should actually be $16.87 to match the high cost of living nationwide.

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With New Privacy Bill, California Delivers Landmark Win for Digital Privacy

California now has the most comprehensive tech privacy bill in the nation and should be a model for other states, say advocates.

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As Experts Push for ‘Killer Robot’ Ban, UK and US Stand in the Way

“If there is not a pre-emptive ban on the high-level autonomous weapons then once the genie is out of the bottle it will be extremely difficult to get it back in.”

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After Decades of Discrimination, Farm & Vineyard Workers Get Pesticide Protections

Farm workers will now have sweeping new protections from pesticides under new EPA rules.

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California Fires Rage in Shadow of Warming Planet

Governor Jerry Brown declares state of emergency in several counties as uncontained blazes devastate communities.

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Battle Lines Form in California Over Ambitious Climate Change Bill

The Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act (SB350) increases California’s share of electricity from renewable energy to 50% by 2030.