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Environment & Health
Meet the Climate Whistleblowers Muzzled by Trump
Six whistleblowers and ex-government scientists describe how the Trump administration made them bury climate science.
Legislators’ Secretive Maneuvers Undermine Rights of Nature in Ohio
Legislators are secretly inserting language into bills that undermines people's ability to protect ecosystems.
On Climate and Food, What’s the Lesson We Insist on Missing?
Our political and economic systems are twisted to undermine food security for some for the benefit of others.
From Allergies to Heart Disease, Climate Crisis Is Making People Sicker
Children, pregnant people and the elderly are the most at risk from extreme weather and heat.
The Danger of Opening Alaska’s Arctic Refuge to Oil and Gas Drilling
Trump is pushing drilling at a time when climate change is permanently altering the Arctic.
It’s Time for Universities to Stop Being “Neutral” About the Climate Crisis
University administrators should throw their support behind this week’s youth climate uprising.
Scientists’ Advice to People Living in Coastal Areas? Move.
Scientists' direst climate predictions have often turned out to be underestimations.
10 Things You Need to Know About the Fires in the Amazon
Urgent action and mobilization around the world is necessary to put an end to destructive capitalist exploitation.
Poor Patients Face Lawsuits From Nonprofit Hospitals That Trap Them in Debt
Across the country, low-income patients are speaking out about these hospitals' aggressive debt collection practices.
Common Insecticide Threatens Survival of Migrating Birds
Neonicotinoids could be partially responsible for the dramatic decline of migrant and farmland bird species worldwide.