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Environment & Health
Sanders Calls State of US Health Care an “International Embarrassment”
“Sickness should not be a cause of financial ruin,” Sanders said.
Line 3 Protesters Win Protective Ruling Against Government Repression
Indigenous Water Protectors celebrated a court ruling against police harassment of their protest camp.
Manchin Asks Big Oil CEOs to Help Push Through Dirty Deal as Opposition Grows
Joe Manchin is reportedly calling in oil and gas executives to build GOP support for his anti-environmental side deal.
Corporate Involvement in Jackson’s Infrastructure Set Stage for Its Water Crisis
A $90 million contract with Siemens to overhaul Jackson, Mississippi's water system “ended up a disaster.”
Manchin’s Pipeline Deal Must Be Blocked, 77 Democrats Say in Letter
The Democrats say that handouts to Big Oil being considered by Congress “undermine the law in the name of ‘reform.’”
Poll Shows 8 in 10 Americans Say They Are Concerned About Access to Health Care
A new survey shows roughly two-thirds of adults think it is the federal government's responsibility to ensure coverage.
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.