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The 2024 Presidential Election May Slow Plans to Replace Lead Pipes
Debate over the EPA’s latest plan to minimize the risk of drinking lead-contaminated water is reaching a tipping point.
Land Defenders Shut Down a Toxic Mine. Now Its Corporate Backers Want Damages.
A Canadian firm is demanding $200 million in damages from Mexico following the cancellation of its mining concessions.
Public Health Authorities Raise Alarm as Poliovirus Is Found in Gaza Sewage
Combating any infectious diseases will present challenges for Gaza's largely destroyed health care system.
In 1977, Oil Giant Predicted Climate Change Could Lead to Widespread Starvation
The revelation comes as the industry faces multiple lawsuits for covering up its knowledge about climate change.
Project 2025 Takes Aim at Medicare and Medicaid
The plan instead pushes Medicare Advantage, which turns tax dollars into profits for private health insurers.
Hurricane Beryl’s Destruction Exacerbates the US Hunger Crisis
As the cleanup continues, the urgency of the recovery will begin to dwindle — and so will the hunger relief efforts.
Big Oil Is Pulling Out All the Stops to Block Lawsuits Demanding Accountability
Fossil fuel corporations are teaming up with far right activists to hide their climate deception and block lawsuits.
Crypto Mining Is Creating an Environmental Crisis for Black Texas Communities
Energy companies plan to build new fossil fuel plants in communities of color to meet the demands of crypto mining.
Finland Is Offering Farmworkers Bird Flu Shots. Should the US Be Following Suit?
As this year's bird flu threatens to spread, some experts criticize the CDC's hesitance to vaccinate high risk workers.
Fossil Fuel Plants Belched Toxic Pollution as Hurricane Beryl Hit Gulf Coast
Medical experts urge the Biden administration to block construction of new fossil fuel plants in the path of hurricanes.