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Loopholes Are Exempting Oil and Gas Industry’s Radioactive Waste From Regulation
Pennsylvania legislators are considering bills aimed at protecting residents from cancer-causing radioactive waste.
US Lags Behind Most of the World When It Comes to Plastic Pollution Regulation
The U.S. is the largest plastic polluter per capita. The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act could change that.
Private Equity Is Sucking Up More and More Medicare Cash
Research has found that private equity investors reduce competition and negatively impact patient outcomes.
Care Activists Mobilize to Defend Investments in Reconciliation Bill
Care infrastructure investments could see cuts in Biden's budget plan due to pressure from some Democratic lawmakers.
Family of Henrietta Lacks Sues Over Racist Theft of Cells for Biotech Profit
The “HeLa” cell line has played a part in cancer research, the polio vaccine and even COVID-19 vaccines.
Some States Are Rationing Who Gets COVID Care Once Again
A shortage of resources, such as intensive care unit beds, has pushed some states into crisis mode.
In Historic First, WHO Approves Vaccine to Prevent Malaria
Experts hope that the vaccine, which has been in development for decades, could save thousands of children’s lives.
Hurricane Ida Is Proof Systemic Racism Aggravates the Effects of Climate Crisis
Black communities have been denied the same resources and protections afforded to wealthy, white neighborhoods.
Youth Climate Activists Slam Political Inaction at UN Summit Ahead of COP26
Youth activists held a three-day youth climate conference ahead of the United Nations COP26 climate summit.
Environmentalists Demand End to Offshore Drilling as California Faces Oil Spill
Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr called the spill “a potential ecological disaster.”