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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.
Greta Thunberg Joins 630+ Young People in Climate Lawsuit Against Sweden
The plaintiffs argue that the country's planet-heating fossil fuel extraction violates the Swedish constitution.
US Ranks Last Among Peer Nations for COVID-19 Mortality: Study
More than 122,000 lives could have been saved if all states had the same vaccination rates as the most vaccinated.
New Report Details How Coal Plants Are Polluting Water and Getting Away With It
91% of U.S. coal-fired plants have ash landfills or waste ponds that leak toxic chemicals into surrounding groundwater.
We Are Running Out of Time to Use Failing Strategies Against the Climate Crisis
Author Peter Gelderloos describes the limits of governmental and market solutions and argues for bottom-up insurgency.
Thousands of Health Care Workers Face Job Loss as COVID Funding Dwindles
At least 80,000 new employees are needed at the local and federal level to meet basic public health services.
Naomi Klein Calls for a “True People’s Summit” in Wake of COP27 Failure
Klein urged groups to boycott the 2023 COP after this year's summit concluded without concrete action on fossil fuels.
Chilean Indigenous Activist Says COP27 Promoted Devastating Mega-Projects
The COP27 climate summit has pitted the human rights of Indigenous peoples against rich nations’ energy needs.