News | Environment & Health Trump’s Great American Forest Liquidation Sale The Trump administration wants to eliminate rules protecting 50 million acres of forests from logging and roadbuilding. By Paul Koberstein & Jessica Applegate , CascadiaTimes December 8, 2018 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Rich Nations Aren’t “Paying Their Fair Share” to Mitigate the Climate Crisis "Equity is not a moral or academic nicety, but a practical necessity in meeting the Paris goals," the report said. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams December 8, 2018 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Winona LaDuke Calls for Indigenous-Led “Green New Deal” Winona LaDuke on the Indigenous-led fight against destructive oil pipeline. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! December 7, 2018 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Oil Companies Spent Millions to Defeat Green New Deal in Washington State Big Oil spent over $31 million to defeat a carbon tax that would have helped create good paying, clean energy jobs. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout December 7, 2018 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Ryan Zinke Promotes Logging in the Wake of California’s Wildfires Logged areas with less stringent environmental protections lead to the most intense and dangerous fires. By Judy Molland , Care2 December 6, 2018 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Chemicals on Our Food: When “Safe” May Not Really Be Safe Scientific scrutiny of pesticide residue in food grows as regulatory protections are questioned. By Carey Gillam , EnvironmentalHealthNews December 6, 2018 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health North Carolinians Left to Suffer Under Toothless Hog Waste Agreement The practice of storing hog waste in open pits grows more hazardous with each hurricane that pounds the state. By Talia Buford , ProPublica December 5, 2018 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Roadblocks to Health Care Could Be a Death Sentence The government hides its cruel agenda under layers of bureaucracy. By Nicole Braun , OtherWords December 5, 2018 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Companies Blocked From Using Ports to Export Fossil Fuels Seek Workarounds It's unclear for how long the West Coast will be able to hold up the thin green line against Big Oil. By Shawn Olson-Hazboun & Hilary Boudet , TheConversation December 3, 2018 Truthout
News | Environment & Health In the Face of Extinction, We Have a Moral Obligation In the absence of US leadership on climate change, it's up to each of us to act in our species' best interests. By Dahr Jamail , Truthout December 3, 2018 Truthout