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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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White House to Combat Tax Evasion

Jun 18, 2013 by Jessica Schieder

The White House released a four-step National Action Plan this morning, June 18, outlining an initiative to tackle tax evasion and money laundering. The plan reflects an international initiative agreed upon by the U.S. and seven foreign governments at a G8 Summit being held in Northern Ireland.

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More than a Half Million Sign Petition Against Tax Havens

Jun 10, 2013 by Jessica Schieder

More than 590,000 individuals have signed a petition to G8 leaders calling on them to address tax havens and tax avoidance. The signatories are asking international leaders to “agree and implement tough, binding measures to combat tax evasion” at the G8 Summit to be held in Northern Ireland starting on June 17.

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Offshore Tax Havens May Be Addressed at G8 Summit

Jun 7, 2013 by Jessica Schieder

The issue of offshore tax havens appears likely to play a central role at the annual multinational G8 summit, set to begin June 17. On this side of the Atlantic, Apple’s recent high profile testimony before Congress brought media attention to the issue. The hearing called attention to strategies of “tax avoidance” that saved Apple more than $8 billion in taxes in 2009, 2010, and 2011.

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

Chlorine Bleach Plants Needlessly Endanger 63 Million Americans

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

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

White House to Combat Tax Evasion

Jun 18, 2013 by Jessica Schieder

More than a Half Million Sign Petition Against Tax Havens

Jun 10, 2013 by Jessica Schieder

Offshore Tax Havens May Be Addressed at G8 Summit

Jun 7, 2013 by Jessica Schieder

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