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“The Last Pig” Doesn’t Offer Any Easy Answers on Animal Farming
Allison Argo’s new documentary unravels the logic of small-scale pig farming.
Fracking Linked to Increased Hospitalizations for Genital and Urinary Issues
The researchers observed a similar link between fracking wells and hospitalizations for skin issues.
The Green New Deal Must Transform the Economy
The Green New Deal should embrace work-time reduction and the nationalization of fossil fuel companies.
US Oil and Gas Production Soars in Trump’s Second Year
The rush to drill positions the U.S. for long-term oil and gas use rather than a transition to renewables.
EPA’s Plan to Regulate Contaminants in Drinking Water Is Not Enough
The plan focuses on problems at existing contaminated sites, not on keeping these chemicals out of water supplies.
Rethink Activism in the Face of Catastrophic Biological Collapse
In a world where a future is no longer guaranteed, where do we find the motivation to act? Here's a framework.
Endangered Wildlife Are Getting Dosed With Rat Poisons
Products marketed to kill rodents are instead threatening the lives of the wildlife that eat them.
When It Comes to Climate Change, Centrism Is Not the Answer
In “Frostlands,” author John Feffer describes a future ruled by corporations in a time of global disorder.
Insecticide Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk — 40 Years After Exposure
Researchers found DDT exposure before puberty may have increased the breast cancer risk for women in their 50's.
Petrochemical Giants Are Slowly Killing Black Louisiana Communities
A massive plastics plant threatens a Black community that has lived since Reconstruction in Louisiana's “Cancer Alley.”