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Environment & Health
Indigenous Argentineans Resist Becoming “Sacrifice Zone” for Ecocolonialism
The Global North’s demand for lithium threatens a new chapter of colonial dispossession.
750+ Groups Reject Inclusion of Manchin’s Dirty Deal in Pentagon Spending Bill
They urge Schumer and Pelosi to not attach the deal to the military spending bill that is set to roll through Congress.
EU’s New Climate Plan Will Cause Biodiversity Loss and Deforestation
In a plan full of sustainable efforts, one loophole encourages deforestation and habitat destruction.
Fracking Firm Agrees to Pay a Small Town’s Water Bills for 75 Years
A fracking company has been convicted 14 years after polluting water wells in Dimock, Pennsylvania.
Puerto Rican Towns Sue Big Oil in First-of-Its-Kind RICO Case
The towns want fossil fuel companies to pay for the damages suffered during the catastrophic 2017 hurricane season.
US-China Climate Cooperation Could Reduce Tensions and Military Expenditures
The two largest greenhouse-gas emitters agreed to resume negotiations on joint efforts to overcome the climate crisis.
$35 Insulin Caps for Medicare Patients Is Not Enough
In 2021, nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults with diabetes rationed their insulin. Most are not covered by the new price cap.
2021 Law Could Help Fund Water Upgrades For Communities That Need It Most
The infrastructure act gives the EPA a once-in-a-generation opportunity to correct decades of underinvestment.
How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills
Hospitals strike deals with financing companies, generating profits for lenders and more debt for patients.
Congress Has One Last Chance to Turn the Tide of the Overdose Crisis
Doctors urge the Senate to vote on bipartisan legislation that would expand access to lifesaving buprenorphine.