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Environment & Health
Youth Must Focus This Election on Climate Change — and Push Dems to Confront It
We need to push our institutions to divest from the fossil fuel companies responsible for the climate crisis.
Meatpacking Industry Drafted an Executive Order to Keep Plants Open Amid COVID
The draft was submitted a week before Trump’s executive order, which bore striking similarities.
Europe Drives Destruction of US Forests in the Name of Fighting Climate Change
U.S. forests are being chopped down to feed the EU’s voracious demand for wood pellets to generate biomass electricity.
Over 170 Environmentalists Sign Letter Urging Against Green Party “Protest Vote”
Activists who mainstreamed the Green Party’s Green New Deal say electoral math is just as unforgiving as climate math.
Upgrading Building Codes Can Curb Drinking Water Contamination Due to Wildfires
We need to upgrade our infrastructure to prevent the worst of wildfire-caused pollution of drinking water and homes.
Trump’s EPA Reauthorizes Use of Herbicide Linked to Congenital Disabilities
The herbicide Atrazine is either banned or being phased out in dozens of countries due to links to risks such as cancer.
Hospitals Serving the Poor Close as Investors and Electeds Refuse to Rescue Them
Increased financial strain amid the pandemic is forcing more hospitals that serve low-income patients to close.
The White House Blocked USPS Plans to Deliver Masks to Every Household
The Trump administration missed a chance to send “public health tools to every person in the country,” critics contend.
Toxic Wildfire Haze Leaves Damage Long After It Clears
The combination of fire season and the pandemic raises questions about heavy smoke exposure.
Mutual Aid Response During Fires Shows Black Lives Matter Is Building Community
Organizers protesting police in Portland quickly mobilized to provide services for those impacted by wildfires.