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Environment & Health
We’re Just Starting to Learn How Fracking Harms Wildlife
From habitat loss to polluted water, fracking has very real consequences for a vast suite of animals.
Company Buys Pipeline Support at Supreme Court Through GOP Attorneys General
Attorney General Barr and Republican state attorneys general have close financial ties to pipeline utility Dominion.
Critics Use Bernie Sanders’s Heart Attack to Smear Medicare for All
Opponents of single-payer argue that Sanders “would be dead” under his proposed health plan.
Over 700 Arrested During Extinction Rebellion Climate Actions
Extinction Rebellion kicked off two weeks of protests in 60 cities worldwide.
Fracked Gas Blowout in Louisiana Could Burn for Two More Months
The flare has gone out at times, resulting in fluid from the well spreading a mist into the sky over a mile away.
State Borders Create Medicaid Haves and Have-Nots
Americans in similar financial straits in neighboring states have vastly different access to Medicaid.
“Environmentally Friendly” Charcoal Is Subsidizing Destruction of Gran Chaco
Purchases of charcoal indirectly contribute to the destruction of South America's second-largest forest.
A Decolonial Education Takes Shape at Mauna Kea’s Ecological University
We must fight for the university and for our future in this moment of profound ecological unraveling.
Trump Opens 725,000 Acres of California’s Coast to Fossil Fuel Drilling
The move ends a five-year moratorium on leasing federal land in California to fossil fuel companies.
We Need a Public Option in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Public ownership can ensure long-term, affordable access to essential medication.