Cyanide River Disaster in Guyana |
by Roy S. Carson
About 825 million gallons of cyanide-treated wastewater from South America's largest gold mine have spilled, and the bankrupt nation of Guyana does not have the financial or
technological means to cope with the disaster.
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Albion Monitor Reporter Arrested at Courthouse |
by Nicholas Wilson
Questions are raised about the arrest of investigative reporter and Sheriff's critic under mysterious warrant.
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Berkeley Performed Most Radiation Tests |
by Jeff Elliott
Newly-released government documents show UC/Berkeley conducted the most human radiation studies. Bay Area research including experiments upon pregnant women, children, mental patients, and prison inmates.
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McDonald's Breaks Agreement in McLibel Suit |
by Bruce Tobler
Now entering its fifteenth month with no end in sight, the megacorporation tries a new strategy in its libel suit against two impoverished activists.
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Citizen's Group Charges "War on Parks" by Congress |
The National Parks and Conservation Association warns that Congressional actions this fall may undermine the National Park Service.
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Dole Rejects Gay PAC Money |
by John DeSalvio
Gay Republicans accuse Presidential candidate Dole of pandering to the Religious Right after his finance committee refuses to accept their donation.
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Midwestern Tap Water Contaminated by Ag Chemicals |
Study finds up to nine herbicides are responsible for widespread pollution of drinking water, but EPA standards assume such simultaneous
exposure does not occur.
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Amazon Indians Evicted from Roraima |
by Daniel J. Shepard
The Brazilian state of Roraima expels Indians from their homelands to build a hydroelectric dam.
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Anti-Abortion Group Threatens Journal |
by Steve Geimann
The New England Journal of Medicine increases security after threatening fax from Operation Rescue.
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