All News Articles for 2016-10-20

Thursday, October 20, 2016
'Last Gasp of Dying Industry': Nuclear Experts Decry First New US Reactor in 20 Years
Watts Bar's launch is "a symbolic gesture. It's very sad that this is the last gasp of the industry because it looks like such an extraordinarily dumb one"
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As Election Day Nears, Military Hawks Circle to Promote New Wave of War
A slew of bipartisan reports are hoping to push the former secretary of state to increased military action in the Middle East, particularly Syria
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Internal Watchdog Blasts EPA's Egregious Delay on Flint Emergency Order
The EPA 'had the authority and sufficient information' to issue such an order as early as June 2015—but didn't do so until January 2016
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Naomi Klein and Glenn Greenwald Naomi Klein and Glenn Greenwald Tackle Ethics of WikiLeaks' Podesta Emails
'There's debate, even among people who believe in radical transparency, over the proper way to handle information like this'
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Hapless Response to BC Diesel Spill Has First Nations and Enviros Worried
S pill and subsequent response are called 'a black stain at the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest'
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ACLU Demands Secret Court Hand Over Crucial Rulings on Surveillance Law
"The people of this country can't hold the government accountable for its surveillance activities unless they know what our laws allow"
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Challenging Discrimination in Education, Seattle Teachers Hold District-Wide Black Lives Matter Rallies
With first widespread action of its kind, Seattle teachers hope to spark similar events around the country
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Women protesting the misogyny of the Trump campaign outside of Trump Tower in New York City on October 12, 2016. Trump Galvanizes 'Nasty' Women Voters with Extreme and Incoherent Abortion Stance
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton was applauded for her compassionate defense of women's rights
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Terry Tempest Williams holds her bidder card at a BLM land lease auction in Utah in February 2016. (Photo: Feds: Only Those Committed to Destroying Planet Can Bid on Fossil Fuel Leases
In hypocritical move, Bureau of Land Management rescinds climate activist's federal land leases because she refuses to drill for oil and gas
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Public Support for Recreational Pot Legalization Hits Record High
Results come as five states consider legalization measures in November election
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In Key Swing State of Ohio, Thousands of Voters' Rights Restored With Weeks to Go
Ruling celebrated as 'certainly a victory—albeit a partial one—for Ohio voters who were illegally purged by Secretary of State Jon Husted'
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Trump Will Let Nation Know If Election Was Rigged Once He Sees Who Wins
Republican nominee tells debate audience he'll "keep you in suspense" about whether he will accept election results
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