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(Photo: Ashraf Amra/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) by Jon Queally, staff writer "Honeybees and other pollinators are dying in droves because of insecticides like sulfoxaflor, yet the Trump administration removes restriction just to please the chemical industry." [] [] News... 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Joni Ernst Suggests Cutting Social Security 'Behind Closed Doors'](1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) 1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD by Jake Johnson, staff writer "No matter how hard you try to hide, the American people will be watching—and we won't let you cut our earned Social Security benefits." --------------------------------------------------------------- ['No Fossil Fuel Money!': Protests Outside Big-Money Fundraiser for Biden Co-Hosted by Natural Gas Executive](1f9d0/ct12_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) 1f9d0/ct13_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Biden can't expect to convince Americans that he's a leader on climate if he's also cozying up to fossil fuel power players." --------------------------------------------------------------- [Washington Supreme Court Establishes 'Very Important Precedent' for Climate Necessity Defense in Case of Valve-Turner Ken Ward](1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) [valve-turner Ken Ward](1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) by Jessica Corbett, staff writer In a decision that could profoundly impact future litigation involving climate activists, the Washington Supreme Court this week refused to review a lower court's ruling to allow valve-turner Ken Ward to present a "necessity defense" for charges related to a 2016 multi-state action that temporarily shut down tar sands pipelines. --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More News](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) [] [] Views... [] [Joni Ernst Wants to Cut Social Security Behind Closed Doors](1f9d0/ct17_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) [Congress should address our nation’s looming retirement income crisis by increasing Social Security’s modest benefits. (Photo: Courtesy of AFGE, Flickr | CC 2.0)](1f9d0/ct18_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) by Nancy J. Altman Republicans, Democrats and Independents, of all ages, races and genders, overwhelmingly agree. We understand that Social Security is more important than ever. We overwhelmingly reject any cuts to its modest benefits. --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Future of U.S. Jobs Looks Bleak. Unions Are the Answer.](1f9d0/ct19_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) [New data shows a grim outlook for U.S. jobs. The answer is more unions. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ](1f9d0/ct20_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) by Heidi Shierholz Labor Statistics project that six of the ten occupations expected to have the most total job growth over the next decade pay less than $27,000 a year. --------------------------------------------------------------- [At the Dividing Line Between the U.S. and Mexico, Two Very Different Visions of God Meet](1f9d0/ct21_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) [If love is indeed an indicator of true religion, then let us choose love. (Photo: Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct22_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) by Karen Kinney It would seem that "the God who blesses America," at least the one called upon by politicians in recent years, comes with many strings attached and a well-entrenched belief system designed to protect those who already possess the most. --------------------------------------------------------------- [NYT Remembers David Koch More as 'Philanthropist' Than Polluter](1f9d0/ct23_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) [New York Times depiction (8/26/19) of David Koch, a "generous benefactor of hospitals and museums."](1f9d0/ct24_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) by Olivia Riggio Rather than detailing the toxic legacy Koch left behind, the obituary quickly went back to describing Koch’s extroverted personality, his reputation as "a playboy whose penthouse parties were attended by models," and his relative success running for president as a Libertarian candidate in 1980. --------------------------------------------------------------- [As Dorian Lashes the Carolinas, the Bahamas Grapple With 'Unimaginable' Losses](1f9d0/ct25_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) [ Aerial view of damage after Hurricane Dorian passed through on Sept. 5 in Great Abaco Island, Bahamas. Hurricane Dorian hit the island chain as a category 5 storm battering them for two days before moving north. (Photo: Jose Jimenez / Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct26_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) by Olivia Rosane Hurricanes are becoming more extreme and destructive because of the climate crisis. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump Administration Goes After States for Protecting the Environment](1f9d0/ct27_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) [Trump administration is launching a direct attack on California’s long held authority to clean up vehicle pollution. (Photo: Prayitno/Flickr)](1f9d0/ct28_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) by Don Anair The Trump administration is launching a direct attack on California’s long held authority to clean up vehicle pollution. --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More Views](1f9d0/ct29_0/1?sid=TV2%3AGpkry8WfD) [] [] Newswire... 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