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Federal Court Dismisses Youth Climate Lawsuit — But They’re Not Giving Up
Federal judges dismissed “Juliana v. U.S.,” a lawsuit brought on behalf of 21 young people against the government.
Despite Lawsuit, Activists Find Evidence Plant in Texas Still Polluting Water
The plant has violated the terms of the largest settlement in a Clean Water Act lawsuit so far.
Meet the Lawyer Whose 20-Year Fight Against DuPont Inspired “Dark Waters”
A new study shows that tap water in 43 cities across the U.S. is contaminated with toxic chemicals known as PFAS.
Trump’s Latest Attack on the Environment May Be His Most Alarming Yet
Frontline communities whose air and water quality have suffered under already-lax policies will be most impacted.
Overdose Deaths Among People Over 55 Increased 17-Fold Between 1999 and 2017
Drug overdoses among boomers are at record-breaking levels -- and they're still rising.
Clinton Says Sanders Achieved “Nothing.” My Community Clinic Shows She’s Wrong.
Bernie Sanders’s push to expand community health centers has touched millions of lives, including mine.
Greta Thunberg Chastises Global Elite at Davos Forum
“We don’t need a ‘low-carbon economy.’ We don’t need to ‘lower emissions.’ Our emissions have to stop,” Thunberg said.
In Historic Shift, US’s Second-Largest Physician Group Endorses Medicare for All
The American College of Physicians represents 159,000 doctors of internal medicine nationwide.
With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters in Mexico
The deal perpetuates the excessive power of corporate polluters to ride roughshod over Mexican communities.
This Is Our Last Decade to Get Climate Right
In the climate talks to come, we need more youth, Indigenous, and civil society groups -- and fewer oil companies.