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Texas Court Decision Threatens ACA Coverage of Preventive Medical Services
Millions of insured Americans could lose no-cost coverage for preventative services such as cancer screenings.
Community Organizers Celebrate Defeat of Petrochemical Complex in “Cancer Alley”
Years of local resistance pushed South Louisiana Methanol to halt work on a stalled $2.2 billion petrochemical complex.
How Chevron Polluted the Amazon and Fought Environmental Lawyer Steven Donziger
Polluters want to use me as a symbol to silence the advocacy that is needed to save the planet, says Steven Donziger.
Appalachians Protest Manchin’s Mountain Valley Pipeline Plan
The extractive industries that create sacrifice zones to profit must be stopped, say organizers.
Life Expectancy for Indigenous Americans Drops by 6.6 Years
An Indigenous person born today can expect to live to age 65, according to the new figures.
Sanders Says He’ll Vote Against Budget Bill If Manchin Pipeline Deal Is Included
Climate advocates have condemned the deal to fast track the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which was previously nearly dead.
Sea Rise Will Submerge Hundreds of Thousands of US Homes and Buildings by 2050
A new analysis shows nearly 650,000 individual properties are at risk of falling below tidal boundaries.
New Report Debunks Manchin’s Claim That Mountain Valley Pipeline Helps Climate
Manchin's massive push for the pipeline “is based on his fossil fuel donors' interests,” the report's coauthor said.
Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: Humanity’s Fate Isn’t Sealed — If We Act Now
It is political will that stands in the way of securing the future of humanity and the planet.
Value-Based Payment Is the New For-Profit Health Care Industry
Financed by powerful corporations and private equity firms, value-based payment threatens to take over health care.