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Nestlé and Coca-Cola Attempt to Block National Parks From Banning Bottled Water Sales
Single-use water bottles generate up to 20 percent of the waste in National Parks but Congress is preventing their ban.
A Eulogy for Tom Hayden, 1939-2016
“We are people of this generation, bred in at least modest comfort — looking uneasily at the world we inherit.”
What Action Can Obama Take Before a Climate Denier Replaces Him in the Oval Office?
The clock is ticking on humanity's ability to tackle the climate crisis.
Climate Advocate: Trump’s Racist, Anti-Science Worldview Will Make One in 30 People Worldwide Refugees
Thousands of refugees have drowned while fleeing war and famine, due in part to climate change.
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Dahr Jamail | US Military Plans to Dump 20,000 Tons of Heavy Metals and Explosives Into the Oceans
Over the next 20 years, the US Navy plans to inject 20,000 tons of toxins harmful to marine and human life into our oceans.
Even After Trump Is Gone, Fallout From Democratic Primaries May Haunt Single-Payer Efforts
Leaked emails show how mainstream Democrats undermined the discussion of single-payer health care in the primaries.
Building an Environmentally Sound House Cheaply, in a Week
The open-source community is revolutionizing housing with a modular, ecological, citizen-constructed house.
Trump Puts 3 Million on Notice for Deportation
Donald Trump outlined how he will begin to address his top issue as a candidate: undocumented immigration.
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New Study: Endangered Species Database “Outdated,” Underestimates Risk of Extinction
The world's most widely used database of endangered species may be underestimating the number of species at risk.
In the US Elections, Planet Earth Loses
The environment is going to take some massive hits at a time when the evidence of climate change is right before our eyes.