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Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Massive Public Lands Giveaway in Alaska

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Interior decision opens 2 million acres to industrialization, attempts to fast track Ambler Road Ten Alaska and national groups sued the Interior Department today for unlawfully removing federal protections over public lands in an area stretching from the Yukon River to the Brooks Range. These lands had been protected for … [continued]

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The Architecture of Deceit: How America is Repeating the Philippine Nightmare

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Two events in recent American history remain seared in my memory. The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center claimed the lives of a distant uncle, Ramon Grijalvo, and an aunt, Marilyn Bautista—one of my grandfather’s relatives. The second unfolded just a month ago: the fifth anniversary commemoration of … [continued]

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House Passes Bills That Would Worsen Energy Affordability & Reliability

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans passed a pair of bills this week that would undercut energy affordability and decrease energy reliability. Passed yesterday, H.R. 4626, the Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act, would make it easier to weaken or revoke federal appliance efficiency standards and harder to update them, locking families … [continued]

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