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Trump’s ‘Emergency’ Border Wall Threatens My Home

Trump’s ‘Emergency’ Border Wall Threatens My Home

By Luis Torres For some people who live along the U.S.-Mexico border, President Trump’s attempt to declare a national emergency and extend the border wall is worse than a wasteful, unconstitutional stunt. It’s an attack on their way of life that threatens to desecrate their loved ones’ graves. That’s why Earthjustice is helping them take […]

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    Proposed Detention Center for Child Migrants Contaminated With Lead and Other Pollutants

    Proposed Detention Center for Child Migrants Contaminated With Lead and Other Pollutants

    A site that the Trump administration proposed as a migrant detention center for unaccompanied children is contaminated with several pollutants that could harm the children’s health, a report released by EarthJustice on Tuesday found. In June 2018, former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that the government was preparing to house unaccompanied children at Goodfellow Air […]

    Trump Administration Drills Down on Alaska’s Arctic Refuge

    Trump Administration Drills Down on Alaska’s Arctic Refuge

    By Tim Lydon The Trump administration is barreling ahead with plans to drill for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the largest refuge in the country and an area of global ecological importance. Many refer to the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge—the very place where oil drilling is being planned—as the “American Serengeti.” […]