Privatizing Our National Forests? Mass 'Reorganization' of Forest Service—Including Closing Nacogdoches Research Station—May be First Step
Massive changes to the Forest Service and shifting priorities endanger long-term ecological research, science, and the future of our public lands, writes Wendee Nicole.
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Valero’s Port Arthur Refinery Explosion: Fossil Fuels Will Always Spoil the Good Life
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Valero’s Port Arthur Refinery Explosion: Fossil Fuels Will Always Spoil the Good Life
Coastlines/Faultlines Correspondent Gaige Davila examines the recent explosion at Port Arthur and the allowances residents make for a paycheck.
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The Texas Data Center Rebellion Has Begun
Deceleration reports back from the 2-day statewide convening of residents fighting data center buildout—from El Paso to Dallas to San Antonio and down to the RGV.
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Greg Harman
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'Super Collider': Autonomous Warfare, Space Colonization, & Climate Collapse Meet in Brownsville
'Coastlines/Faultlines' correspondent Gaige Davila reflects on the horrors of development—and loss of the wild—transforming the Lower Texas Coast.
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Lessons in Well-Being from the Pacific Islands During Capitalism's Collapse
'Alternative Futures' reports back from the brink of our extractive collapse with inspiring models capable of remaking our economies around things that actually matter: Health and well-being—for us, and the planet that sustains us.
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'Todos Agua': Cultivating a Right Relationship with Water—and Grandmother Earth
Join us at Esperanza Peace & Justice Center...Or: Maybe We'll Heat Up a Livestream for Ya.
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