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Environment & Health
Republicans Are Pressuring Medical Boards to Let COVID Misinformation Slide
Republican lawmakers threatened to disband the Tennessee medical board because of its policy against COVID falsehoods.
Here’s How the Biden Administration Can Prevent Needless Deaths From Pollution
Title VI could bring some justice to those that have experienced environmental racism for generations.
“Dry” Month Campaigns May Reinforce Harmful Stereotypes About Substance Use
Treating abstinence as a mere choice or moral victory perpetuates harmful ideas about alcohol and drug use.
Most Mega-Corporations’ Net-Zero Pledges Are Hollow, Report Finds
The world’s largest corporations are perfecting the art of green spin amid looming climate catastrophe.
States Are Considering Laws That Penalize Banks for Fossil Fuel Divestment
The American Legislative Exchange Council is driving a surge in state laws modeled on anti-BDS legislation.
Inflation Crisis Is Being Resolved on Backs of Workers. It Doesn’t Have to Be.
Workers must unite to demand wage and benefit increases, and price freezes on vital goods and necessities.
This Man Donated His Kidney — and Received a $13,064 Bill in Return
Living organ donors are never supposed to be billed for transplant-related care.
No, Biden Is Not Handing Out Crack Pipes. Here’s Why Activists Do.
Racist right-wing outbursts over “crack pipes” reveal the depth of stigma against lifesaving harm reduction programs.
States Will Consider More Than 210 Bills on Toxic “Forever Chemicals” in 2022
Testing has found PFAS in everything from chocolate cake to yoga pants and drinking water throughout the country.
“Politics as Usual” Will Never Be a Solution to the Current Climate Threat
To address the imminent ecological threat responsibly, we need economic and political policies grounded in humanity.