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Medical professionals say many patients cannot be saved when their injuries are caused by military-style rifles.
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Environment & Health

Trauma Surgeons Call for Gun Reforms in Wake of Mass Shootings

Medical professionals say many patients cannot be saved when their injuries are caused by military-style rifles.
by
Andy Miller &
Lauren Sausser,
Kaiser Health News
June 11, 2022
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A wheat warehouse is seen in ruins from ongoing Russian attacks in Kopyliv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, on May 28, 2022.
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Environment & Health

Climate Change Was Already Causing Hunger to Spike. Then Russia Invaded Ukraine.

A climate expert with the World Food Program says hunger is rising faster than at any other time in the 21st century.
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Mike Ludwig,
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June 10, 2022
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Surveillance footage captures the explosion at the Freeport LNG plant on Quintana Island in Texas on June 8, 2022.
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Environment & Health

Texas Explosion Shows Danger of Liquefied Natural Gas Industry, Activists Say

Residents of Freeport raised concerns about pollution and climate impacts after the blast Wednesday at the LNG facility.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
June 9, 2022
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Environment & Health

South Dakotans Beat Back Republican Effort to Sabotage Medicaid Expansion Vote

Voters rejected a GOP constitutional amendment that would have required a supermajority to approve ballot initiatives.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
June 8, 2022
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People line up to receive a rapid COVID-19 test amongst the agricultural community on February 17, 2021, in Immokalee, Florida.
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Environment & Health

State Audit Reveals Florida Undercounted COVID Deaths by Thousands

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis frequently downplayed the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Chris Walker,
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June 7, 2022
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Mother with protective face mask holding son's hand while lying on the hospital bed with him.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

COVID Is Not Behind Us — It’s Still Sending Children to the Emergency Room

Sick children are the price we pay because we seem to enjoy the arguments more than we can tolerate the solutions.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
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June 6, 2022
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Shelves are empty at a Walmart store during a baby formula shortage on May 26, 2022 in North Bergen, New Jersey.
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Environment & Health

Getting Formula Was a Strain for Many Low-Income Families Before Shortages

The formula shortage has caused tremendous stress for families who rely upon federally funded food assistance programs.
by
Christina Szalinski,
Kaiser Health News
June 5, 2022
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Senators John Neely Kennedy, Lisa Murkowski and John Barrasso hold their news conference in the Capitol on gas prices on May 18, 2022.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

GOP Wants to Blame Biden for Inflation. What About COVID and Capitalism?

COVID! Come on, you can say it, the monster is still under the bed, no sense pretending otherwise.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
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June 5, 2022
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A pumpjack pumps oil below wind turbines near Fort Stockton, Texas, on Saturday, April 10, 2021.
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Environment & Health

Organizers Are Demanding a Green New Deal for the Gulf South

The Gulf South for a Green New Deal comprises about 300 organizations working for climate, racial and economic justice.
by
C.J. Polychroniou,
Truthout
June 4, 2022
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A polar bear walks along a snowy bank against the sunrise
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Environment & Health

Activists Demand Permanent Environmental Protections for Arctic Wildlife Refuge

As another company cancels its Arctic drilling lease, environmentalists call for full protection of the wilderness area.
by
Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
June 3, 2022
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