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Environment & Health
Confusion Over COVID Vaccine Safety Led to Many Avoidable Stillbirths
A lack of testing data and government guidance led many to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy.
98 Million Skipped Treatment or Cut Back on Spending to Pay for Care This Year
Nearly 100 million Americans have made health or spending sacrifices to cover the rising cost of medical treatment.
Climate Reality Is Hitting Us Like a Breakaway Glacier
We have moved past the stage of observing the effects of climate change and are living amid its consequences.
California and Maine Are Implementing Universal Meal Programs for All Children
Advocates say these historic programs will help combat food insecurity and pave the way toward greater food justice.
Exxon Laid Out Plans to Spend $30 Billion in Stock Buybacks as Gas Prices Soared
Oil companies raked in hundreds of billions of dollars in Q2 as gas prices reached an average of over $5 a gallon.
Pacific Islanders’ Food-Sharing Customs Ensure Resiliency in Face of Disaster
Strong social networks and systems of bartering have made Pacific Island communities resilient to food system shocks.
Dems’ Deal With Manchin Would Expedite Approval of Climate-Harming Gas Pipeline
Environmentalists raised concerns over newly reported details of a side deal between Manchin and Democratic leadership.
Volunteer Fire Brigades Are Resisting Bolsonaro’s Ecological Assault on Brazil
Street artists and volunteer firefighters are linking up to fight wildfires and deforestation.
Carbon Capture Won’t Work, But It Will Funnel Billions to Corporations
Fossil fuel interests persuaded the government to waste billions on false schemes that don’t solve the climate crisis.
Nursing Homes Are Suing the Friends and Family of Residents to Collect Debts
The nursing home industry has developed a strategy of pursuing grandchildren, neighbors and others to collect on debt.