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Feb 8, 2016

Top 400 Taxpayers See Tax Rates Rise, But There’s More to the Story

As Americans were gathering party supplies to greet the New Year, the Internal Revenue Service released their annual report of cumulative tax data reported on the 400 tax r...

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Feb 4, 2016

Chlorine Bleach Plants Needlessly Endanger 63 Million Americans

Chlorine bleach plants across the U.S. put millions of Americans in danger of a chlorine gas release, a substance so toxic it has been used as a chemical weapon. Greenpeace’s new repo...

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Jan 25, 2016

U.S. Industrial Facilities Reported Fewer Toxic Releases in 2014

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data for 2014 is now available. The good news: total toxic releases by reporting facilities decreased by nearly six percent from 2013 levels. Howe...

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Jan 22, 2016

Methane Causes Climate Change. Here's How the President Plans to Cut Emissions by 40-45 Percent.

  UPDATE (Jan. 22, 2016): Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its proposed rule to reduce methane emissions...

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Michigan Bill Would Expand Charitable Choice

A bill that would allow the Michigan Family Independence Agency (FIA) to fund religious organizations or convert social welfare programs to vouchers has passed in the Children & Family Services committee by a 5-2 vote. The bill (HB 5316), sponsored by Rep. Mark Jansen (R-72nd), would extend problematic provisions of federal welfare reform into every program funded through FIA, and could also result in dismantling of programs in favor of vouchers. Known as “charitable choice”, this legislation would impact Michigan in the following ways:

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    Faith-Based Initiative: Summary of Compromise Bill

    For months Senators Rick Santorum (R-PA) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) have indicated willingness to work out a compromise with the White House on the President's proposed Faith Based Initiative. The issue stalled after the House passed its version (HR 7) last summer.

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    Living in the Shadow of Danger: Poverty, Race, and Unequal Chemical Facility Hazards

    People of color and people living in poverty, especially poor children of color, are significantly more likely...

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    A Tale of Two Retirements: One for CEOs and One for the Rest of Us

    The 100 largest CEO retirement funds are worth a combined $4.9 billion, equal to the entire retirement account savings of 41 percent of American fam...

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