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We’re in this together, and it’s time to take action. It takes a movement to challenge the corporations that undermine our democracy, destroy our planet, and threaten our communities. Will you strengthen this movement in 2018?
Jean Hill was already 82 years old and a grandmother when she had a very big idea: Why not make her hometown of Concord, Massachusetts the first bottled-water-free town in the United States? The octogenarian hero of the bottled-water-free movement passed away in 2017.
Our generous members helped raise $112,107.75 during our year-end matching gift challenge. We reached our goal!
This was originally published on Vice Impact. The driving argument behind the controversial tax plan stimulating the American economy was ...
BOSTON–Today, Republicans are expected to release the final language of their tax reform bill with the intention of voting on ...
BOSTON—Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to gut Obama-era net neutrality protections. The vote happened amid controversy, as dozens of ...
At the latest climate talks, I saw the lengths oil and gas corporations -- and the governments in their pockets -- will go to protect their financial interests. We are more committed than ever to kicking Big Polluters out of climate talks. We will move forward, not back. Will you stand with us?
BOSTON — Today, White House officials confirmed a new plan to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replace him ...
Like most documents that travel through U.N. channels, a recent proposal from Ukrainian diplomats is blanketed in jargon and buzzwords, promising to render things “integrated, holistic and balanced” and to promote “ambition.” But this proposal — brought by the Ukrainian negotiating team to this year’s U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties, COP23 — carries more substance than its language might suggest: giving the world’s biggest polluters an official say in how the Paris Agreement gets implemented.
The debate over taxing sugary drinks has turned into a ferocious global policy brawl. In Colombia, proponents faced intimidation and censorship.
