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Environment & Health
Giving “Upper Hand to Corporate Polluters,” EPA Drops Surprise Inspections
Criminal pollution enforcement under Trump's EPA is at record low levels.
Fears About the Planet’s Future Weigh on Americans’ Mental Health
Therapists are noticing more patients with anxiety or depression related to climate change and the Earth’s future.
Turning 75 in the Bleak and Surreal Age of Trump
On a Trumpian planet of the surreal, can we mobilize to confront true crisis?
Don’t “Make War” on Climate Change
We can’t save a burning planet with the same militarist paradigms that have repeatedly set it on fire.
I Was Given Medication Without My Informed Consent — and It Wasn’t Illegal
Patients should be given the information they need to understand their treatment.
Corporations Can Legally Put Carcinogens in Our Food Without Warning Labels
Cheerios contain enough glyphosate to be labeled toxic, but corporate “free speech” rights prevent it.
Pence and Trump Deny Climate Crisis as Deadly Rains Slam Louisiana and Asia
Truthout's Dahr Jamail discusses the ongoing climate crisis.
Beyond Flint, Lead Contamination Plagues Communities Across the US
Newark, New Jersey, reported lead samples more than 2.5 times higher than that of Flint at the peak of the crisis.
The Global Beef Trade Is Destroying the Amazon
The latest data shows that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has risen by 73% since 2012.
Climate Adaptation Needs to Put Human Rights Above Property Values
Every dollar spent on sea walls is a dollar not invested into actual carbon reduction.