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New Documents Expose Exxon’s Attempt to Suppress Damning Climate Evidence
A paper from 1992 shows the oil company anticipating how the melting of Arctic ice sheets could impact its bottom line.
Americans’ Confidence in Food Safety Plummets After Summer of Recalls
Experts have expressed deep concern over Trump administration cuts to federal food monitoring systems.
How Communities Are Fighting AI Data Centers and Winning
“There's so much power in this fight,” says Saul Levin.
Report Finds “Forever Chemicals” Pollute 83 Percent of 1,602 US Waterways Tested
“If anything, the report dramatically understates the problem,” said a co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network.
US Measles Cases Top 4,200 as Pennsylvania Reports Sixth Death Related to Virus
The CDC website has only recognized two of the six measles-related deaths recorded in Pennsylvania this year.
Measles in Pregnancy Care Is a Novel Concern for Many US Doctors Amid Outbreak
Soaring cases expose the vulnerabilities of pregnancy and postpartum care in an era of lowering vaccination rates.
Indigenous Community Quickly Mobilized as Fire Raged on Oregon Reservation
Mutual aid is becoming increasingly vital as tribes face climate disasters with insufficient state support.
Trump Health Officials Have Been Consulting AI Executives in a Private Chatroom
Tech leaders have been working with the administration to integrate AI into health care and medical record systems.
Extreme Weather Disasters Cost Hundreds of Billions. Let’s Make Polluters Pay.
As the Trump administration guts disaster aid, it’s time for an extreme weather superfund paid for by fossil fuel firms.
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Files New Lawsuit to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline
Ten years after the Standing Rock protests captured national attention, the tribe is still fighting the project.