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Environment & Health
How Will COVID-19 Change the World?
Historian Frank Snowden discusses epidemics from the Black Death to smallpox to COVID-19.
COVID Deaths in US Approach 100,000 as Trump Administration Misleads Public
We must not let this become another body count like all the others this nation has grown far too accustomed to ignoring.
COVID-19 Exposes Systemic Devaluation of Elderly and Dementia Patients
The alarming death rate of U.S. nursing home residents due to the novel coronavirus is not a sad inevitability.
Big Oil Takes $1.9 Billion in CARES Act Tax Breaks Intended for Small Businesses
Coronavirus relief legislation has virtually rescued climate-killing industries.
How a Lobbying Campaign Pushed the CDC to Relax Protective Gear Guidelines
Looser CDC guidelines removed hospitals' obligation to adhere to strict OSHA respiratory protection standards.
Hospital Workers Report Failures by Management to Notify Them of COVID Exposures
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has no rule requiring that employers inform workers of exposures.
Trump Says Doctors and Nurses “Running Into Death” Is “Beautiful Thing to See”
Thousands of health care workers have contracted COVID-19, and many are facing severe PPE shortages.
Big Ag Lets Hundreds of Thousands of Farm Animals Die in Barn Fires Every Year
Farm animals have less legal protection than other confined animals, such as those living in laboratories or zoos.
When Patients Die Alone, How Do Families and Health Workers Relieve Suffering?
A tremendous emotional toll is imposed when loved ones are forced to battle COVID alone in hospitals or at home.
Coronavirus Pandemic Prompts Global Mental Health Crisis
Millions face isolation, poverty and anxiety.