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Environment & Health
Big Oil Wants to Refreeze Alaska Permafrost — So It Can Keep Drilling There
We have until August 29 to urge Biden to put an end to ConocoPhillips's colossal project of environmental violence.
Climate Crisis Is Killing Off Key Insects and Spreading Insect-Borne Diseases
Although climate change is undoubtedly bad news for many insects, some that spread disease are thriving.
650+ Progressive Groups Vow to Fight Manchin Deal “With Everything We’ve Got”
A broad coalition of organizations called on Democratic leaders to reject Joe Manchin's “dirty” side deal.
Newsom Vetoes Bill That Would Have Established Supervised Injection Sites
Studies have proven that supervised drug injection sites result in fewer overdose deaths in cities that implement them.
Liberal States Like California Are Also Failing to Make Progress on Climate
California started strong, but a new analysis shows it’s now woefully failing to meet its emission reduction targets.
COVID Is Still Rampant, But Big Pharma Will Soon Charge for Shots and Treatments
COVID isn’t gone, and it is about to get expensive.
Medically Vulnerable Families Among Those Hit Hardest by Soaring Inflation
Inflation is particularly detrimental to the health of low-income patients.
Europe Is Trying to Solve Its Energy Crisis With Fossil Fuel Projects in Africa
Struggles for social justice and climate justice must be united to transform society amid government inaction.
Trump-Appointed Judge Blocks Biden Moratorium on Oil and Gas Leasing
Fossil fuel extraction on federal lands and waters has accounted for about 25 percent of US carbon emissions since 2005.
“The Earth Is Telling Us It’s Exhausted”: An Interview With Poet Natalie Diaz
How we iterate or commodify things flies in the face of what the land told the human body to become, says Diaz.