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February 17, 2023 Top News Pesticide Use and Climate Crisis Locked in 'Vicious Cycle' Backed by Polluting Industries While agrochemical corporations promote "flawed solutions," said one advocate, "we need deeper, transformative approaches to actually solve the root problems of our broken food system." Kenny Stancil Threatening Legal Action, Groups Call On Buttigieg to Ensure Ohio Toxic Train Crash Is Last of Its Kind "It should not take another exploding train to get DOT's attention." Julia Conley Biden DOJ Supporting Rail Giant Norfolk Southern's Effort to Block Future Lawsuits If the U.S. Supreme Court sides with the company behind the East Palestine disaster, workers and consumers could have less freedom to sue corporations. Kenny Stancil Due to Wars and Climate Destruction, US Ranks Worse Than Peers on 'Impunity' Index "While accountability is critical to democracy, a democratic system of government alone is insufficient to fend off impunity." Julia Conley Amid Ohio Nightmare, Rail Worker Alliance Urges All of Labor to Back Railroad Nationalization "The railroads, their CEOs, and the hedge fund robber barons will not listen, but railroad workers have the solution to managing and operating critical railroad infrastructure." Jake Johnson Warren and Porter Demand Answers From Big Egg Over 'Massive Spike' in Prices "American families working to put food on the table deserve to know whether the increased prices they are paying for eggs represent a legitimate response to reduced supply or out-of-control corporate greed." Jake Johnson

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