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Environment & Health
It’s Highly Unlikely That We Will Have a Safe Vaccine by Election Time
Even if Pfizer’s vaccine trial yields results by November 3, the FDA review would still take weeks to complete.
Farmers Are Plagued by Debt and Climate Crisis. Trump Has Made Things Worse.
Experts suggest that the U.S. must urgently look inward to address its own climate-related food security issues.
Sen. Thom Tillis Embraces QAnon’s Dangerous COVID Conspiracy Theory
Tillis also appeared to embrace the idea of “herd immunity,” a discredited practice many have likened to eugenics.
Seas Are Rising. We Must Create Climate-Resilient Infrastructure — Now.
Activists everywhere can fight for climate resilience at the local level.
Youth Action Gives Me Hope Amid Climate Crisis and Trump’s Totalitarian Threat
The frightening truth is no longer a theoretical model that will play out on some socially distanced tomorrow.
Trump’s Vaccine Czar Refuses to Divest From Company Developing COVID Vaccine
Moncef Slaoui owns $10 million in stock of a company working with his team to develop a vaccine.
Trump Threatens to Block Stricter COVID-19 Vaccine Standards
Trump claimed that he trusts for-profit pharmaceutical corporations to conduct adequate safety testing.
West Coast Wildfires Underscore Ominous Global Trend: Forests Are Dying
Trees are resilient, but the current rate of atmospheric warming is driving changes faster than forests can adapt to.
Greenwashing Capitalism Won’t Heal the Planet
To truly heal the planet, we have no alternative but to replace our current economic paradigm with a more equitable one.
Anthony Fauci Slams Sen. Rand Paul: You Are Not Listening
The nation's top infectious diseases expert corrected the senator’s false claims about herd immunity.