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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.”
Will the Youth-led Climate Movement Use Labor’s Playbook?
Feinstein’s attempts to silence and shame young activists was disgusting, but their responses are what is so important.
Public Awareness of Climate Change Has Finally Turned a Corner
Although our government is full of deniers, more people than ever are sounding the climate alarm. Every voice is needed.
“Frostlands” — Our Climate Future Foretold
In this excerpt of “Frostlands,” the main character of the novel grapples with the climate debate in 2051.
If Emissions Aren’t Curbed, Clouds May Disappear
If clouds vanish, so would life on Earth, which could warm by a staggering 8 degrees Celsius (8°C).