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Why Even the Private Health Insurance Industry Hates the House Health Bill
Leaders of the private health industry want you to look elsewhere while they help write the Senate version of Trumpcare.
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Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” Residents Push Back Against Industrial Polluters
The company, Adsorbent Solutions, has run an industrial recycling facility in St. Gabriel since 2008.
Congress Pushes Nuclear Energy, but Has No Clear Plan for Radioactive Waste
Expanding government efforts to support the nuclear power industry would only drag us deeper into the nuclear quagmire.
Paris Accord Doesn’t Go Far Enough — but Trump’s Pullout Will Endanger Life on Earth
Trump's move displays a callous disregard for the future of life on Earth.
Directly Impacted Youth Are Leading Fights Against Racism and the Criminal Punishment System
Youth who are impacted by racism and mass incarceration are seeking collective liberation and changes in criminal legal policy.
Hilcorp Runs Aground: Pipeline Ruptures Expose Fractures in Billionaire’s Energy Companies
Houston multibillionaire Jeffery Hildebrand has a big problem brewing in Alaska.
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Massachusetts Admits to Regularly Allowing Companies to Edit Draft Pollution Permits
Protesters want the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to revoke the draft pollution permit and redo the application process using an independent body.
As Trump Ignores Climate Change, Seas Threaten to Swallow Alaskan Villages
The rapidly warming Arctic means that dozens of villages inhabited by Alaskan native peoples need to relocate — but the money isn't there.
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Ten Years After the Crisis, What Is Happening to the World’s Bees?
Ten years on from the alarm over disappearing bees, it is fair to say we now know the nature of the problem and what can be done to fix …
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What Betsy DeVos Calls Education Transformation Is Actually Public Theft
Betsy DeVos wants to give your tax dollars to private schools and businesses and tell you it's an education “transformation.”