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Medicare for All Would Save $450 Billion and Prevent 68,000 Deaths Every Year
Sen. Bernie Sanders applauded the study published this weekend in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet.
Climate Change Driving “Rapid and Widespread” Decline of Bumblebees
Bumblebees also face threats from habitat loss and exposure to pesticides. Rapid warming could be “the final straw."
Global Mining Corporations Have a Friend in the New Guatemalan Government
President Giammattei has already declared martial law in two municipalities opposed to resource extraction.
The Wet’suwet’en Fight Against New Pipeline Spreads Across Canada
Protests have broken out across Canada in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land defenders.
Ohio Anti-Protest Bill Could Criminalize Support for Pipeline Demonstrations
A federal judge ruled against similar language in a South Dakota law last year that was deemed impermissibly vague.
Trump’s “Health Reform Vision” Includes $1 Trillion in Cuts to Medicaid and ACA
His proposal includes no protections for people with preexisting conditions and the threat of millions losing coverage.
Sanders and AOC’s Fracking Ban Angers Centrists and Their Fossil Fuel Backers
Democrats unveiled their own climate bills this week, but only the fracking ban would stop the fossil fuel boom.
Concentration of Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere Hits Record High
The record is expected to rise due to the CO2 that was released from the wildfires in Australia.
Trump’s 2021 Budget Proposal Slashes Over One-Quarter of the EPA’s Budget
Trump's federal budget proposal is predictably harsh for wildlife and the environment but great for oil, gas and coal.
Brazilians Mobilize to Clean Up Massive Oil Spill and End the Fossil Fuel Era
Following an oil disaster five months ago, Brazilians are rising up.