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Environment & Health
How Can the US Confront Coronavirus With 28 Million People Uninsured?
The coronavirus has highlighted the moral imperative and the pragmatic rationale for universal health care.
GOP Senators Slam Trump Administration Over Coronavirus
Republican senators confront Trump administration officials as the stock market drops 1,900 points in two days.
Drinking Water Quality Could Plummet Under Trump’s Clean Water Rollback
States with fewer local protections and resources will suffer the most.
Facing Undeniable Reality of Climate Change, Deniers Now Argue It’s Not That Bad
Deniers are using social media to cast doubt on the severity of the problem and the motives of those advocating action.
Environmentalist in Klobuchar’s Home State Says She’s “Owned by Big Agriculture”
Amy Klobuchar has also shown a staunch unwillingness to challenge mining or pipeline interests.
Law Students Are Refusing Job Offers From Elite Firm Until It Drops ExxonMobil
Harvard Law students disrupted a recruitment event for Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP last month.
Mick Mulvaney Says GOP Won’t Act on Climate Because They Don’t Want Higher Taxes
The acting White House chief of staff's remarks were met with laughter during a speech at the Oxford Union on Wednesday.
“Bee-Washing” Hurts Bees and Misleads Consumers
Companies promoting “bee-friendly” products are pushing false solutions for a critical ecological issue.
Trump Spreads Alarm About Green New Deal: “They Want to Kill Our Cows”
Trump is making ludicrous claims to stoke panic about the Green New Deal, which would support local-scale agriculture.
Permafrost Is Already Thawing. Will It Tip the Scales in the Climate Crisis?
Across the northern hemisphere’s higher reaches, thawing permafrost could release billions of tons of carbon.