January 8 News Update

Human impact has pushed Earth into the Anthropocene, scientists say
2015: Second warmest, third wettest for US
UK demand soars for electric and hybrid vehicles
St. Louis upset by EPA plan to keep fire from toxic waste
Bushfire roars into Western Australia town

Deutsche Telekom under scrutiny over working conditions at U.S. arm T-Mobile
Oklahoma Cuts Public School Funding by $47 Million
Iron Range communities make case for extended jobless benefits
Besieged town awaits food aid as Syrians eat pets, grass to survive
Detainees in ICE raids speak out
A New Economic Era for China Goes Off the Rails *
17 Workers in Lansing, N.Y., Rescued From Cargill Salt Mine *

Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.

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