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Environment & Health
A Former Industry Insider Reveals How Drug Companies Jack Up Prices
Frances Leath no longer works in management for Eli Lilly and Company, but she keeps tabs on the company.
Plans for Prison on Mountaintop-Removal Site in Kentucky Scuttled. Maybe.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has withdrawn the $500 million proposal, but Mitch McConnell says he’s moving it forward.
Poll Shows Voters Support Abolishing Private Insurers If They Can Keep Providers
The majority of voters support a Medicare for All plan that eliminates private insurers.
Over One-Tenth of Global Population Could Lack Drinking Water by 2030
As civilization faces existential threats, Trump is trying to end long-term climate studies.
Virginia Legislators Promoting Atlantic Coast Pipeline Have Personal Investments
Advocates of the pipeline who serve as elected state legislators personally stand to profit from it.
Unfair Food Pricing Is Killing Family Farms and Regenerative Farming
A fair Green New Deal would ensure fair pricing for small-scale farms with regenerative farming practices.
The Devious Ways One Water Company Is Profiting From Poor Mexicans
Agua de Puebla is diverting water to a new Heineken factory even as it cuts off water supplies to homes.
Energy Commons: From Energy Transition to Climate Justice
Viewing energy as a common-held resource re-engages our liability as energy users.
Low-Wage Workers Are Being Sued for Unpaid Medical Bills by Their Employer
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare's health care plan also puts restrictions on workers from going to competitors.
McDonald’s Can’t Fool Its Shareholders: Big Chicken Is Bad Business
McDonald’s refuses to improve the lives of chickens suffering in its supply chain.