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Environment & Health
Chevron More Than Doubled Its Profits Last Year as Gas Prices Squeezed Wallets
The profits report comes just two days after Chevron announced it’s tripling its stock buyback budget to $75 billion.
National Guard Wants to Expand Its Training Site to Twice the Size of Chicago
The proposed expansion would allow for increased use and testing of new technologies, particularly electronic warfare.
The US Finally Removes a Major Barrier to Opioid Addiction Treatment
Advocates say deregulating buprenorphine is a long overdue step toward ending the overdose crisis.
Pentagon’s Report on China Doesn’t Say a Word About Threat of Climate Crisis
It’s time the U.S. and China move toward collaborative efforts aimed at reducing our mutual climate vulnerabilities.
White House Refuses to Shield Endangered Right Whales From Lethal Vessel Strikes
North Atlantic right whales are facing "an extinction-level emergency," said one campaigner.
Greta Thunberg’s Arrest Demonstrates Why Energy Charter Treaty Must Be Abolished
The treaty allows fossil fuel companies to sue governments for taking action to combat climate change.
Report Shows “Vicious Cycle” Between Pesticide Dependence and Climate Crisis
The report suggests combating the dangerous effects of pesticides through sustainable farming.
White Communities More Likely to Receive Funds to Fix Aging Water Infrastructure
A new report blames systemic racism and disinvestment for the rise in inequities in water infrastructure.
JPMorgan Chase Pledged Carbon Reduction. Weeks Later It Financed Coal Mining.
A new report documents how investment capital continues to threaten the well-being of billions of people.
This Scientist Was Fired by the US Government After Engaging in Climate Protests
Rose Abramoff plans to continue with both research and activism, and hopes to mobilize many more scientists to action.
Report: 94 Percent of Big Provider’s Rainforest Carbon Offsets Don’t Cut Carbon
A new analysis suggests corporations’ climate commitments are based on a deeply faulty carbon market.
Eating 1 Freshwater Fish Equals a Month of Drinking “Forever Chemicals” in Water
Research finds that fish from all 48 contiguous U.S. states showed PFAS contamination.
Fight Grows to Stop Medical Debt From Destroying Patients’ Lives
Hospitals are suing patients, garnishing wages and putting liens on homes of those with unaffordable medical bills.