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Water Rate Hike Sparks Questions About Accountability
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Water Rate Hike Sparks Questions About Accountability

Baltimore approves another 30% increase to water bills over the next three years despite demands for city—and corporate—accountability Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…

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Teen Environmental Activist Tells Congress to Stop Putting “Profit Over People”
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Teen Environmental Activist Tells Congress to Stop Putting “Profit Over People”

Nadia Nazar, a 16-year-old leader of youth environmental organization Zero Hour, responds to a representative dissing the Green New Deal and explains the role of youth in fighting climate change Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories…

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Baltimore Considers Income-Based Water Billing
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Baltimore Considers Income-Based Water Billing

Residents testified in support of the bill, but the Department of Public Works is not on board—they have a different affordability measure in mind Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…

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AOC & Bernie Join Sunrise Movement in DC Town Hall
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AOC & Bernie Join Sunrise Movement in DC Town Hall

At the town hall, the Sunrise Movement launched the next phase of their Green New Deal campaign: making three demands of Democratic presidential contenders Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…

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Does Baltimore Need a Green New Deal?
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Does Baltimore Need a Green New Deal?

The Sunrise Movement’s Baltimore hub held a town hall on how a federal Green New Deal could help Baltimore—especially Baltimore’s most vulnerable residents Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…

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Rising Water Rates Hurt Black Baltimore Most, Study Shows
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Rising Water Rates Hurt Black Baltimore Most, Study Shows

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund shows an “explicit link between race and water affordability.” To fight this, they propose litigation and new legislation. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…

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Sunrise Sits In at DNC Headquarters, Demanding Climate Debate
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Sunrise Sits In at DNC Headquarters, Demanding Climate Debate

The day before the first Democratic debate in Miami, dozens gathered at the DNC to demand a climate debate. They say they plan to stay until the DNC meets their demands Subscribe to our page…

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