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5 Ways to Protect the Planet Without Disenfranchising People With Disabilities
Despite their vulnerability to climate change, people with disabilities often are omitted from relevant policy making.
Our Environmental Past Holds the Solution to Our Climate Future
We agree that the benefits of sewage treatment outweigh its cost. We must treat climate pollution similarly.
Bees Face Yet Another Lethal Threat in Dicamba, a Drift-Prone Pesticide
Scientists warned the EPA years ago that dicamba would drift off fields and kill weeds that are vital to honeybees.
Animals Scored Significant Victories With the 2018 Farm Bill
Will Congress keep up the standard in 2019 for the humane treatment of animals in the US?
Is Trump Using the Shutdown to Serve Energy and Hunting Special Interests?
Lawmakers and nonprofits are calling out the administration for using the shutdown to cater to special interests.
Animals, Workers and Consumers Suffer Under USDA Slaughter Programs
A misguided decision benefits only the profit-driven meat industry.
Desalination Plants Are on the Rise — So Is Their Salty, Chemical Waste
The plants discharge 37 billion gallons of waste every day — enough in a year to cover Florida under one foot of brine.
Jump-Starting the Dam Removal Movement in the US
Removing unused dams is one of the most important things we can do for rivers and the ecosystems they support.
Activists Decry Trump’s EPA Pick, Coal Lobbyist Andrew Wheeler
Former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler has been the acting head of the EPA since Scott Pruitt resigned in July.
In Facing Mass Extinction, We Must Allow Ourselves to Grieve
“Grief is a way to honor what we are losing,” writes Dahr Jamail.