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Environment & Health
Warren’s New Proposal for Prescription Drugs Is Flying Under the Radar
Ending patent monopolies on prescription drugs would immediately bring down health care costs.
New Senate Climate Caucus Is Filled With Climate Deniers and Climate “Delayers”
The bipartisanship in the Climate Solutions Caucus appears to be that of taking money from the fossil fuel industry.
Dialysis Patients Panic as Financial “Life Raft” Becomes Unmoored
American Kidney Fund is threatening to pull out of California because of a law that would cut dialysis industry profits.
How to Stop the Trump Administration’s Latest Attempt to Undermine Science
A bill that is gaining bipartisan momentum in the House would protect the science that protects the public.
The “Free” Flu Shot Comes at a Startlingly High Cost
The wide discrepancy in what insurers pay for the same flu shot illustrates what's wrong with the U.S.'s health system.
Push to Mine Minerals for “National Security” Is Creating New Market for Coal
The Trump administration has been seeking to expand mining on public lands and further loosen environmental rules.
Activists Occupy Pelosi’s Office, Launch Global Hunger Strike for Climate Action
More than 300 people worldwide are estimated to be taking part in the hunger strike.
Nursing Home Safety Violations Endanger Residents in California
The threat is not theoretical in a state that has been ravaged by earthquakes and wildfires.
Big Oil Needs to Pay for the Damage It Caused
The communities that deserve priority consideration for climate reparations are those that have suffered the most.
Humans Aren’t Inherently Destroying the Planet — Capitalism Is
A new book dubs our current geological era the “Capitalocene.”