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Environmental racism is real - and climate solutions need to involve vulnerable populations, experts say
Environmental-justice advocates want to ensure a greener economy for everyone, including those who …
Karen K. Ho
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Yoga instructor Jessamyn Stanley champions cannabis use. Her advocacy started with self-acceptance.
Jessamyn Stanley, a renowned yoga instructor, has smoked weed since she was in college, but she sha…
Julia Naftulin
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Sedona Prince is tackling coffee's 'dirty not-so-little secret' and extending their advocacy to the environment
The Oregon Ducks star and famous TikToker is now the Chief Community Officer for Riff, the brand re…
Meredith Cash
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'There's no reason for him to stop here': Advocacy groups blast Biden's $10,000 in student-loan forgiveness and call for more
Biden announced that some borrowers will see $10,000 in student loans cancelled. Advocates say that…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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Millions of student-loan borrowers risk a 'financial catastrophe' if Biden doesn't 'immediately' extend the debt payment pause, 225 advocacy groups say
Over 200 groups slammed the "blatantly political lawsuits" that have blocked student-debt relief an…
Ayelet Sheffey
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The largest political advocacy donation in US history was made with a series of loopholes that helped a billionaire donor avoid paying taxes
Barre Seid donated $1.6 billion to a newly created political advocacy nonprofit known as Marble Fre…
Hannah Getahun
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My brother needed a liver transplant but didn't have health insurance. My advocacy is what got him on the donor list.
When my brother needed a liver transplant and didn't have health insurance, I advocated for him and…
Taayoo Murray
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Over 2,300 people died of drug overdose from 2017-19; highest fatalities in 30-45 year age group, says National Crime Records Bureau
A total of 745 deaths due to drug overdose were recorded in 2017, 875 deaths in 2018 and 704 de…
PTI
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Student-loan forgiveness for millions of low-income borrowers could be jeopardized by 'harmful servicing practices,' 4 advocacy groups say
The groups told student-loan industry leaders they will use "every tool" at their disposal to ensur…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Republican Gov. Greg Abbott heads into Texas primary with an anti-transgender directive at odds with his parental rights advocacy
Abbott, facing a primary election Tuesday, wants authorities to investigate parents for child abuse…
Nicole Gaudiano
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I'm an adoptive mom who works in adoption advocacy. Here's why you shouldn't tell someone to 'just adopt.'
The author, a mom of six who adopted two kids from China, works in adoption advocacy. She's learned…
Kelly Burch
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Two Fed presidents should be fired for trading stocks while in office, advocacy groups say
Since the Fed polices Wall Street banks, it needs to "lead by example" and fire the officials who t…
Ben Winck
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A dozen wildly different advocacy groups urge Congress to quickly pass a stock-trading ban bill and avoid sliding deeper into a 'downward spiral of declining public trust'
"Congress is not living up to its mission of representing the people first and foremost," one stock…
Warren Rojas
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Republicans are blocking a Muslim Biden nominee because an advocacy group he's associated with criticized Israel
Biden nominated Dilawar Syed, a healthcare company CEO to serve in the No. 2 post at the Small Busi…
Bryan Metzger
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Senior citizen advocacy group tells Congress that Social Security recipients should get $1,400 stimulus payment
Some seniors are rationing prescription drugs and eating one meal a day, an advocacy group said. It…
Kevin Shalvey
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Biden must extend the student-loan-payment pause 'to put a stop to this crisis in the making before it begins,' 210 advocacy groups say
After almost two years of not making payments, federal student-loan borrowers are about to be throw…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Facebook led the creation of a non-profit political advocacy group that aims to repair the tech industry's battered image among politicians
Facebook has spent the last several years getting clobbered by politicians. Now, it's setting up a …
Ben Gilbert
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The oldest consumer advocacy group in the US sent a letter to 10 governors bashing BlackRock for investing state pension money into Chinese markets
'We recognize that our stakeholders have differing views on China - BlackRock takes those concerns …
Carla Mozée
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Digital rights advocacy group IFF notices 70% drop in donors as banks unable to keep up with RBI’s recurring payments regulation
Apar Gupta, executive director of IFF, told Business Insider, “A lot of our sign-ups were throug…
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A student-debt forgiveness advocacy group wants you to strike when payments resume in May: 'The best way to pay $0 a month is to have all your debt canceled'
There are five ways to join the strike without defaulting on your debt. "It's a way to stick it to …