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Environment
Trump Administration Makes Key Decision That Threatens Water Supply of Millions
Repealing the Clean Water Rule will make it easier for polluters to contaminate the water supply for millions of Americans.
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UN Warns Human-Caused Soil Contamination Threatens Global Food Security
Soils are polluted due mostly to human activities that leave excess chemicals in soils used to grow food, the UN reports.
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With Yemen Devastated, Time Is Running Out to Demand US Withdrawal
Saudi Arabia's war and blockade in Yemen would not be possible without US approval.
Sacrifice Zones Part 2: Petrochemical Development Threatens the Pacific Northwest
Bernstein investigates how proposals for petrochemical development in the Pacific Northwest threatens the region's core cultural, social, and environmental values.
By Defunding Planned Parenthood, Republicans Would Cut Services That Reduce Abortions
Dr. Willie Parker, a physician and abortion provider, discusses how the new Senate health care bill will drastically cut reproductive care.
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Flood Assurance
If Brazil Allows Terra Legal Changes, Land Grabbers Win and the Amazon Loses
New bill would alter federal program meant to provide peasants with small land plots into a land giveaway for big landowners.
To Curb Climate Change, We Need to Protect and Expand US Forests
When we cut down or burn trees and disturb forest soils, we release that stored carbon to the atmosphere.
Not Just for the Poor: The Crucial Role of Medicaid in the US Health Care System
To understand how the ACHA's proposed changes to Medicaid would affect people and our health care system, let's look more closely at the program.
The Challenge of Defining Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Just over a year ago, the G7 group of nations pledged to end all “inefficient fossil fuel subsidies” by 2025.