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Environment & Health
Despite His Promises, Biden Is Still Serving Fossil Fuel Interests
The president must keep his promises and take bold action before it's too late.
Survey Finds Sharpest Decline in Public Opinion About Health Care in the US
COVID “really illustrated just how dysfunctional the system actually is,” said one survey respondent.
There Will Never Be Climate Justice If African Activists Keep Being Ignored
Africa contributes less than 4 percent of the world's carbon emissions yet suffers the worst consequences of the crisis.
Sunrise Movement Says Call Tornado Devastation What It Is: “A Climate Disaster”
Sunrise stressed that sweeping climate action, including passing the Build Back Better Act, is imperative.
ALEC Is Pushing a Bill That Punishes Banks for Divesting From Fossil Fuels
The bill would block firms that end these investments from receiving state government contracts or managing state funds.
Landfills Belch Climate-Warming Methane. Even the EPA Doesn’t Know How Much.
Landfills are a major source of greenhouse gas, but emissions are rarely measured at the source.
Manchin Takes the Teeth Out of Democrats’ Plan for Seniors’ Dental Care
Advocates in West Virginia have called out their senator for opposing adding dental coverage for Medicare recipients.
How Big Oil Rigs the System to Keep Winning
The oil and gas industry has refined its techniques to stay a step ahead over decades and it has no plans to stop soon.
As More Info Emerges on Omicron, Trump’s Old COVID Lies Continue to Kill People
The virus is on the uptick, and Omicron is likely to hit unvaccinated people hardest.
Billionaire Used Massive Oil Spill to Avoid Paying Income Tax for 14 Years
Phyllis Taylor’s company is responsible for the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history.