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Environment & Health
Pennsylvania Communities Are Beating Back a Wave of Water System Privatization
As corporations angle to squeeze profits out of water systems throughout Pennsylvania, towns are fighting back.
Trump’s Controversial Sale of Arctic Drilling Rights Draws Almost No Interest
"Oil and gas companies ... know that drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a losing proposition,” said a critic of the sale.
Can States Mitigate the Damage From Trump’s New Medicaid Work Requirements?
States can hire navigators to help people manage the reporting requirements and remain enrolled in Medicaid.
Trump Moved to Eliminate Chemical Safety Board Before Deadly Spill Killed 11
New polling shows even 82 percent of Trump supporters want stronger federal protections from toxic pollution.
Everybody Hates Data Centers
Anarchists, union activists, Indigenous organizers, and disgruntled Trumpists find themselves side by side in the fight.
3 of RFK Jr.’s Favorite Anti-Vax Studies Are Being Retracted or Scrutinized
Kennedy has responded to outbreaks of measles and whooping cough in the US by pushing disinformation about vaccines.
Trump’s Attack on Medicaid Will Harm Children’s Long-Term Health, Doctors Warn
Critics say the new rule will also harm people with serious illnesses such as cancer and HIV/AIDS.
Israel Has Engineered a Deadly Shortage of Medications and Health Care in Gaza
A Palestinian doctor in Gaza says the territory is facing its worst medication shortage since Israel began the genocide.
RFK Jr. Pursues Federal Government Access to Americans’ Medical Records
Millions in federal dollars have flowed into one nonprofit in Nebraska that’s cooperating with Kennedy’s project.
As Ebola Virus Spreads, We See the Terrifying Effects of Trump Dismantling USAID
Trump slashed more than 30 CDC experts and 140 USAID staff who managed the 2018 Ebola outbreak on the ground in the DRC.
Feds Plan Biggest Lease of Land in Colorado History to Oil and Gas Companies
The planned 156,000-acre lease sale comes a year after Trump signed a bill encouraging drilling on public lands.
Protests in Albania Grow in Opposition to Kushner’s $4 Billion Luxury Resort
“Don’t defend the oligarchs, these are the citizens’ properties!” protestors shouted.
Michigan Governor Joins AI CEOs at Ceremony for Controversial Data Center
“We think every community in the country should try to get one of these,” said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.