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Environmental groups appeal $225 million Exxon settlement
Four environmental groups want an appeals court to let them intervene in New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s $225 million settlement with Exxon Mobil over contaminated sites across the state. New Jersey Sierra …
New Mexico governor unveils new state energy plan
Oil and natural gas won’t be the only game in town under a new state energy policy unveiled Monday by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez. “New Mexico is one of the most energy-rich and energy-diverse …
EPA taking comments on plan to dismantle dredging facility
Federal regulators have released their plan for how General Electric will dismantle the facility that treats contaminated sediment from the Hudson River. GE expects to finish its sixth and final year of …
Kinross Gold (KGC) Stock Gains Amid Higher Gold Prices
Netflix users take on Chicago, Trump on CEO pay, and gas prices plunge
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Beyond Bernie Sanders: Why we should raise the minimum wage to $1 million a hour for everyone in America: A lesson in progressive economics
(NaturalNews) To the delight of low-wage workers, Bernie Sanders has come out in favor of a mandatory $15 minimum wage. He’s surging in the polls against Hillary Clinton, so he must be doing something right… right?But I think he’s under-cutting America with a paltry $15 an hour…
Prestigious vaccine research lab caught torturing monkeys in the name of "science"
(NaturalNews) A respected scientific lab in Texas has come under federal investigation following the issuance by auditors of a preliminary report claiming it did not do enough to prevent suffering of monkeys used in research after they were infected with a deadly virus for a disease…
Nestle continues pumping California dry to sell public water for outrageous profits
(NaturalNews) Drought-shaming in California – the calling out, usually via social media, of neighbors and others who break water-use rules – has become quite prevalent as the state continues to suffer through a historic drought. But not everyone is getting shamed equally…
Democrats and Republicans are both in bed with Monsanto
(NaturalNews) In the 1990s, during the administration of President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore, agribusiness giant and GMO king Monsanto had good friends in the White House.As noted in the September 2015 issue of Harper’s Magazine, the love shown to Monsanto by the…