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Environment & Health
Midwestern Floods Threaten Indigenous Communities at Forefront of Climate Crisis
Nebraska and the Midwest are recovering from devastating climate change-fueled floods.
Hear the Song of the Earth While You Still Can
Dahr Jamail saw and touched and tasted the climate of this world even as it radically shifted before his eyes.
Jury Finds Monsanto’s Roundup Guilty of Causing Cancer
The jury's verdict comes just months after Monsanto was ordered to pay over $200 million in damages to another plaintiff.
Who’s Behind Trump’s Claim the Green New Deal Will Cost $100 Trillion?
This is an example of how local concerns about renewable energy projects are often exploited by political operatives.
Latest Science Debunks Claim That Marijuana Significantly Harms Brain
Sound science should guide marijuana policy, not conservative bias based on outdated myths.
Glyphosate Herbicides Are Altering the Food Chain
Glyphosate-based herbicides are not supposed to harm wildlife, but lab studies keep finding otherwise.
1.4 Million Students Walk Out of Class Demanding Climate Action
Young people are demanding world leaders do more to address the dangers of climate change.
What Laws Work Best to Cut Plastic Pollution?
Congress should craft legislation banning single-use plastic products.
“Off the Charts” Arsenic Levels Detected in Western Pennsylvania Groundwater
The pollutant is leaching from a coal ash landfill at a power generating station.
Big Pharma Is Running an Elaborate Shell Game — and Lives Are at Stake
Big Pharma’s gambit to deflect attention and blame is dishonest and inaccurate.