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Exxon-Influenced Senators Carved Climate Out of Infrastructure Almost Entirely
The latest infrastructure negotiations cut about $29 billion from the previous draft, taking most from climate funding.
Biden Promotes $100 Incentives to Encourage Unvaccinated to Get Their Shots
Presently, 97 percent of all people hospitalized for coronavirus in the U.S. are unvaccinated.
EPA Approval of PFAS for Fracking May Spell a New Health Crisis for Communities
The presence of “forever chemicals” (PFAS) in fracking fluids is an indictment of the industry and regulators alike.
FL Counties Impose Mask Mandates Despite Threat From DeSantis to Invalidate Them
More than 350 Floridians have died because of coronavirus in the past seven days.
As Delta Variant Spreads, the “Honor System” for Masking Hasn’t Worked
The CDC has issued new guidelines suggesting that people resume wearing masks indoors as COVID cases rise worldwide.
Chomsky: We Need Genuine International Cooperation to Tackle the Climate Crisis
We need global action to tame the climate crisis or else we will face apocalyptic consequences, says Noam Chomsky.
Biden Faces Growing Pressure to Force Big Pharma to Share Vaccine Recipes
The U.S. government owns the patent for critical spike-protein technology utilized in the development of COVID vaccines.
CDC to Recommend Masks Again, Even for the Vaccinated, in US Hot Spot Areas
The recommendations are set to come about as the number of “breakthrough cases” for vaccinated Americans is on the rise.
COVID’s Taken 3 Million Lives as Rich Nations Blocked Vaccine Patent Waiver
It has become abundantly clear that current vaccine production levels are not sufficient to meet global needs.
Record-Breaking Heat Waves Have Arrived Decades Earlier Than Predicted
The U.S.’s massive economic and racial inequality means heat waves disproportionately impact low-income people of color.