February 28 News Update

Trump to direct rollback of Obama-era clean water rule
Water shut from Oroville Dam's damaged spillway in race against Mother Nature


Dock Workers Plan Work Stoppage in South Carolina

Guy Caron enters NDP leadership race, promises basic income
Lawsuit alleges automakers knew of deadly Takata air-bag defects
Bob’s Back: ATU Local 113 crisis continues
MBTA outsourcing is not paying off
White House drops Obama-era discrimination claim against Texas voter ID law
Democrats must overhaul party, attack big business, Sanders says
Sandinism or 'Danielism'?
Trump, Erdogan and the Assault on the Free Press
Documents Indicate Germany Spied on Foreign Journalists
Fleeing anger in America, James Baldwin found solace in 1960s Turkey
Alex Caputo-Pearl wins second term as L.A. teachers union president
Quebec lawyers, notaries' union meets with government
Windsor inside workers vote in favour of contract

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February 27 News Update

As famine threatens, an unprecedented global challenge – and response
Amazon Deforestation, Once Tamed, Comes Roaring Back *
Pipeline protest camp cleared, but area far from normal
Trump’s budget: surge in military spending and sharp cuts to EPA *
Unplugged Natural Gas Leak Threatens Alaska's Endangered Cook Inlet Belugas
Researcher's 1979 Arctic Model Predicted Current Sea Ice Demise
Coal Industry Casts Itself as a Clean Energy Player *

Union leader Riley calling for work stoppage at Port of Charleston
In Mexico, momentum grows to put out welcome mat for 'Dreamers'
Sheldon Adelson lost his first fight with a union. Will it have a domino effect?
Labor Union Officials Left Off Trump's Invitation List for Manufacturing Meeting
Upstate Honeywell plant workers can return to work after 10-month lockout
Resistance builds to legislation restricting local control
Recess in contract talks at AT&T
Linden Hills Co-op workers vote to unionize with UFCW Local 653
Leading French academic threatened with deportation at Houston airport
Dozens of headstones vandalized at Philadelphia Jewish cemetery
Missing: Donald Trump’s Infrastructure Plan *
Trump Embraces ‘Enemy of the People,’ a Phrase With a Fraught History *

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February 26 Week In Review Now Online

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February 24 News Update

Police remove last Standing Rock protesters in military-style takeover
Standing Rock is burning – but our resistance isn't over

Penn State graduate assistants file for union representation
Illinois state worker union members approve strike if needed
Unionized workers of Hyundai Heavy stage first all-out strike in 23 years
Tens of Thousands Strike on Day without Immigrants
The creation of the International Socialist Organization (Germany)
Bannon vows a daily battle for the ‘deconstruction of the administrative state’
Justice Department will again use private prisons
Israel calls Human Rights Watch a propaganda tool, says it is not welcome
Agents ask domestic flight passengers to show IDs in search for immigrant
Transgender kids are bullied all the time. The White House is helping the bullies.
Labour sees off Ukip threat to win Stoke-on-Trent Central byelection
Pope Francis: better to be an atheist than a hypocritical Catholic

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February 23 News Update

Ten arrested, dozens more believed to remain at Dakota pipeline protest camp
Police make arrests at Standing Rock in push to evict remaining activists

Impacts of Climate Change – Part 2 of IPCC Report has been approved
A just transition to sustainable jobs
Water Protectors Remain in Prayer, Brace for Mass Arrests
Without Mention of Climate Change, Scott Pruitt Greets EPA Employees
Thousands flee as floodwaters threaten California city
Government 'watering down' pollution limits to meet Heathrow pledge
America’s Aging Dams Are in Need of Repair *
Automakers Call on E.P.A. Chief to Ease Fuel-Efficiency Standards *
The Pruitt Emails: E.P.A. Chief Was Arm in Arm With Industry *

Retail janitors celebrate historic first contract
American Muslims raise money to repair vandalized Jewish cemetery
World Politics after Trump and Brexit
Immigration advocates denounce DHS plan
Thousands of doctors trained in Europe 'may quit UK after Brexit'
With women at the forefront, the (British) unions are relevant again
Bob White, Union Organizer Union Leader 

Union sues over Iowa's new collective bargaining law
25 Years Without a Raise
Kansas Lawmakers Uphold Governor’s Veto of Tax Increases *
Trump Vowed to Protect the Safety Net. What if His Appointees Disagree? *

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February 22 News Update

When Brazil ran 'concentration camps' during droughts
Five homeless people rescued from flooding as rain inundates California
Aerosol study to look at great unknown in climate science
A Deadline Looms for Dakota Protesters to Leave Campsite *

Trump Details Plans to Deport Millions of Immigrants *
The Trump administration’s blueprint for mass removals, with a streak of cruelty
Mexico’s booming border factories brace for the unknown

South Dakota bill leaves evolution skepticism up to teachers
Noel Canning union workers strike for second day
People of Color Union Members speak out against Right to Work
How We Got Out of a 401(k) and into a Real Pension
33 days. 132 false or misleading claims.
Texas can’t cut Medicaid money for Planned Parenthood, judge says
Draft of first Trump budget would cut legal aid for millions of poor Americans
Strikes were a part of Women's Day before. With Trump, they will be again
Street parties planned across UK in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox

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February 21 News Update

Pennsylvania correlates natural gas fracking with quakes
Hundreds rally for science at demonstration near AAAS meeting
Traffic study ranks Los Angeles as world's most clogged city
Pipeline Fights Flare Across the U.S.
Hope for Hanoi? New bus system could cut pollution … if enough people use it
California Braces for More Rain. How Bad Can It Get? *

Memos describe sweeping new guidelines for deporting illegal immigrants
US student debt tops $1.31 trillion: Does Betsy DeVos have a plan?
After millions sign petitions, British lawmakers debate Trump's state
One month of Trump: What voters think – and why that matters
A controversial executive order leads to internment camps
El Salvador's Labor Movement Defends the Minimum Wage
Breitbart Editor Loses Speaking Slot and His Book Deal *
Border Wall Would Cleave Tribe, and Its Connection to Ancestral Land *
Texas Oil Fields Rebound From Price Lull, but Jobs Are Left Behind *

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February 20 Week In Review Now Online

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Holiday Break

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February 17 News Update

Antarctica just shed a Manhattan-sized iceberg, and a bigger one is coming
Antarctic sea ice used to be the darling of climate doubters. Not anymore.

The United States of oil and gas
Heavy rains, flooding force evacuations in the Gaza Strip
Trump and Climate Catastrophe
Millions of premature births could be linked to air pollution, study finds
Where the wind blows: how China's dirty air becomes Hong Kong's problem
Mexico City, Parched and Sinking, Faces a Water Crisis *
E.P.A. Employees Call Senators to Try to Block Nominee *

House vote paves the way for states to defund Planned Parenthood
The 'Day Without Immigrants' protest returns a decade later
Trump taps Acosta to labor post, 1st Hispanic cabinet pick
US used depleted uranium rounds in anti-IS air strikes: military
South Africa and the Changing Possibilities for the Left
Undocumented Texas woman arrested while seeking domestic violence help
How the 4000-series, launched in the 1990s, became Metro’s worst car
Metro to reduce call center hours amid budget woes
US ambassador to UN contradicts Trump's position on two-state solution
Driverless trucks: economic tsunami may swallow one of most common US jobs
Harry Belafonte Knows a Thing or Two About New York *
Critics say two sections of labor bill a ‘death knell’ for unions
An Injury to All
Trump’s Inroads in Union Ranks Has Labor Scrambling *
Back pay awarded because of 2013 government shutdown

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February 16 News Update

The crisis at Oroville Dam, explained
Trump's likely science adviser calls climate scientists 'glassy-eyed cult'
General Custer's relative visits Standing Rock
Delhi's deadly dust: how construction sites are choking the city
Pope Francis appears to back tribal land rights in Dakota Access pipeline fight
Greenpeace Links Beijing’s Air Pollution Surge to Steel Factories *
U.S. Traffic Deaths Rise for a Second Straight Year *

Workers laud withdrawal of Labor Secretary nominee
Andrew Puzder withdraws as U.S. Labor Dept secretary nominee


After Nationwide ICE Raids, 50,000 People in Milwaukee Rose up
Seattle judge demands an explanation after undocumented 'dreamer' arrested

Lawmakers, activists call for release of Seattle 'dreamer'
Does the minimum wage really matter? National activist to speak at U
Viewpoints: Building Trades Activists Argue for a Different Approach to Trump
Republican Senator Collins opposes Pruitt for EPA chief
Boeing Workers Lose Historic Union Election 3 to 1 in South Carolina
Yahoo issues new warning of potentially malicious activity on accounts
Four famines mean 20 million may starve in the next six months
South Africa, a Nation With Sharp Inequality, Considers a Minimum Wage *
E.U. Parliament Votes to Ratify Canada Trade Deal and Send Trump a Message *

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February 15 News Update

Antarctic sea ice shrinks to smallest ever extent
How Oroville went from drought to an overflowing dam in just two years
Climate Threat to Wildlife May Have Been Massively Underreported
A Scare at Oroville, and Eyes Turn to an Aging Dam System *

'A day without a woman' -- Women's March organizers plan general strike
Women's Strike Date Announced By March On Washington Organizers

In S.C., Boeing goes all out to defeat Wednesday's vote on union
Bill Gates: Trump's 'global gag' rule endangers millions of women, children
David Roe, giant of Minnesota labor, dies at 92
Workers make last stand to stop Labor Secretary nominee
Willmar educators still without contract
How We Got Our Lead Nurses Back
Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence *
The Republican Plan to Gut Workers’ Rights
WEB Du Bois: retracing his attempt to challenge racism with data
British Airways cabin crew set to stage new four-day strike over pay

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February 14 News Update

Lake Oroville dam: emergency staff race to fix spillway before more rain strikes
Racing Rain to Fix a Dam Amid Mass Evacuations *

Judge rejects Standing Rock request to block Dakota Access pipeline drilling
Veterans at Standing Rock see police retribution after arrest and charges
Standing Rock chairman looks to history as divisions emerge among activists

How Labor and Climate United Can Trump Trump
Nature is priceless, which is why turning it into ‘natural capital’ is wrong
Will scientists rebel against Trumpism?
'Extraordinary' levels of pollutants found in 10km deep Mariana trench
India’s Air Pollution Rivals China’s as World’s Deadliest *


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Iowa’s New Union-Busting Bill Is Worse Than Wisconsin

Union Vote at Boeing Plant Tests Labor’s Sway Under Trump *
Workers, union rally ahead of North Charleston labor vote

Women in Ireland call March 8 strike
Iglesias, Errejón, and the Road Not Taken
Union Charges B&H With Unfair Labor Practices
Immigrant rights groups brace for more deportation raids
Corbyn attacks No 10’s ‘Hunger Games approach’
Republicans Have Few Answers on Health Care Plan *

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February 13 News Update

Mass evacuation ordered in California as dam weakened by rain
Lake Oroville dam: mass evacuation ordered over collapse threat
Jimmy Carter Makes a Stand for Solar, Decades After the Cardigan Sweater *

State G.O.P. Leaders Move Swiftly Under One-Party Rule *
Marchers across Mexico vent anger over Trump, and their own president
Nabisco 600 tour makes a stop at University of Minnesota
Workers rally against AT&T; contract talks extended
State dismisses effort to decertify home care union
Alberta government considers changing labour laws
Despite two new rail extensions, Metro ridership declined again last year
For Religious Right, Success and Access at the White House *
Immigration Agents Arrest 600 People Across U.S. in One Week *
Subway’s Slide in Performance Leaves Straphangers Fuming *

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February 12 Week In Review Now Online

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February 10 News Update

More than 400 whales strand on New Zealand beach
Trump administration delays listing bumblebee as endangered
Black Snakes on the Move: U.S. Pipeline Expansion Out Of Control
Dakota Access pipeline work restarts amid tribe's legal challenge
How New York City Gets Its Electricity *

International Women’s Strike — Call of Women of the World to the Governments

Arizona woman deported despite complying with immigration officials
In call with Putin, Trump denounced Obama-era nuclear arms
Trump border 'wall' to cost $21.6 billion, take 3.5 years to build
Trump shows interest in privatizing air traffic control
Linden Hills Co-op workers submit cards for union election
Trump’s China aggression drawing Australia closer to war
Senate Approves Bill Barring Union Requirement For Local Governments
Intel gives Trump credit for $7bn US factory it announced under Obama
Plan for $10 Billion Chip Plant Shows China’s Growing Pull *
Treasury Nominee Vows No Tax Cut for Rich. Math Says the Opposite. *

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February 9 News Update

North Dakota tribe says running out of options to stop pipeline
Oil pipeline foes protest around country in 'last stand'
Last stand: 'water protectors' return to Standing Rock as drilling set to begin
Labor Leaders’ Cheap Deal With Trump *
Explosion at French nuclear plant, no contamination risk: official

Women of America: we're going on strike. Join us so Trump will see our power
Eight countries sign up to counter Trump's global anti-abortion move

Republicans Are Set to Destroy Iowa’s Labor Unions
Workers at Chile's Escondida copper mine to strike Thursday: Union
VAFB labor dispute delays Minuteman ICBM test
Photos: Labor rally at the Iowa Capitol
Honeywell, Twin Cities Union Workers Reach New Contract
Wikipedia bans Daily Mail as 'unreliable' source
Proposed Trump executive order would allow US firms to sell 'conflict minerals'
Germany wants G20 to keep language on trade, currencies, climate: sources
Stuck on the Treadmill of Temporary Work in Europe *
California Farmers Backed Trump, but Now Fear Losing Field Workers *

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February 8 News Update

Army to allow completion of Dakota Access oil pipeline
DAPL Opponents Vow 'Fierce Resistance'
Final phase of Dakota Access pipeline to be approved
Guardians of a Refuge for Humanity *
‘A Conservative Climate Solution’: Republican Group Calls for Carbon Tax *

Walker advising White House  how to drastically weaken federal unions
Yemen told U.S. it must suspend Special Ops missions *
Some notes on the political situation in France
Toronto Mayor’s Housing Policies Costs Lives
Why Silicon Valley Wouldn’t Work Without Immigrants *

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February 7 News Update

Rare snow shuts Seattle area schools, cuts power for 100,000
Famine looms as millions go hungry in East Africa
Crack in an Antarctic Ice Shelf Grew 17 Miles in Two Months *
Offshore Wind Moves Into Energy’s Mainstream *

Opponents cite ALEC influence on measure to restrict local governments
Legislation to halt local labor protections draws vocal opposition

U.S. tech titans lead legal brief against Trump travel ban
Israel legalizes settler homes on private Palestinian land
Shortage of Philadelphia transit cars expected to continue
Cub Foods and UFCW agree to $11 starting rate
OPEIU reaches settlement with Trustone Credit Union
Workers unionize at Whole Foods in Duluth
Staples Removed: How Postal Workers Defeated a Privatization Scheme
Daniel Ortega is a political turncoat
Obamacare: Trump pushes back plan to replace legislation as popularity grows
Andrew Puzder, Trump’s Labor Pick, Admits to Hiring Undocumented Maid *
Trump’s F.C.C. Pick Quickly Targets Net Neutrality Rules *

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February 6 News Update

G.O.P. Leaps to End Oil and Gas Rules After 8-Year Wait *
New York Changes How It Tests for Lead in Schools’ Water, Finds More Metal *
These Climate Scientists' Lives Were Upended by Trump's Immigration Order
Why Environmentalists Are So Worried About Trump's Supreme Court Pick

Trust Papers Show Trump Still Closely Linked to Empire *
Labor Nominee’s Fight for Owners Got an Early Start *
How Washington State Upended Trump’s Travel Ban *
LGBT protest at Stonewall Inn takes on edge amid possible blow to gay rights
RMT attacks Aslef deal in Southern rail dispute
Pentagon failed to disclose up to thousands of air strikes: report
Scotland needs own immigration deal within Brexit, committee says
Looking for a really good Obamacare replacement? Here it is
NLRB rules football players at private FBS schools are employees

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February 3 News Update

Republicans back off bill to sell 3.3m acres of public land after outcry
Mexico car ban fails to curb dirty air
Foreign flights to slip under the radar of EU emissions limits

Hundreds of Comcast employees protest Trump's immigration policies
DC 37 Launches '100 Days of Resistance' Campaign
New National 'Right to Work' Bill Threatens Hollywood Unions
Bakery workers to hold their own Super Bowl event
From the Women’s March to the International Women’s Strike
Uber CEO bows out of Trump advisory council after users boycott
Yemeni bodegas close in New York in protest at Trump travel ban
Trump's black history month speech a 'dire forecast' for black community
Thousands of young Central Americans at risk as refugee ban halts program
Southern rail and union agree deal to end strikes over driver-only trains
Trump to delay rule requiring retirement advisers to avoid conflicts
A Scandal in France Indicts Political Elite *
Trump Vows to ‘Destroy’ Law Banning Political Endorsements by Churches *
Donald Trump and Lawmakers Confer on Imports and Tax Code *

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February 2 Week In Review Now Online

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February 2 News Update

Over 70 arrested at Standing Rock as Dakota Access aims to finish pipeline
Dozens of Dakota Pipeline Protesters Are Arrested *

Trump Against the Planet

Donald Trump 'taking steps to abolish Environmental Protection Agency'

Nuclear Plant’s Neighbors Confront Regulators on Safety *

Striking Waterford workers take message to Capitol
Boeing Will Be Organized -- Right-To-Work Law Is No Barrier
Five Steps to Maintain Unity and Membership under Right to Work
Widespread protests challenge Trump’s anti-Muslim order
U.S. military probing more possible civilian deaths in Yemen raid
Hundreds of South African poultry workers protest against imports

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February 1 News Update

Dakota Access pipeline moves to final stage in army corps approval process
Judge in environmental activist's trial says climate change is matter of debate
Honduras elites blamed for violence against environmental activists
As oil recovers, U.S. firms descend on the Permian Basin in West Texas
Ten years of Climate & Capitalism
A Polluted Site, and a Potential Mess for the Trump Organization *

Workers at Trump’s Washington hotel vote to join union
Mayo Clinic, food service workers settle labor conflict
Republicans to Introduce Anti-Union Measure
Four states sue Trump administration over 'un-American' travel ban
Republicans move to sell off 3.3m acres of national land, sparking rallies
1,000 Workers in State Dept. Add Names to Dissent Letter *
Fear of Protesters Prompts Cancellation of Trump Trip *
Betsy DeVos Invests in a Therapy Under Scrutiny *

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