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Australian Prime Minister Pledges to Outlaw Climate Boycotts
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is trying to criminalize campaigns that target the nation's mining industry.
EPA Career Staffer Says Trump Has Effectively Immobilized the Agency
Nicole Cantello, president of AFGE Local 704, says the administration has “robbed” EPA staff of their workplace rights.
Research Links Pesticide Harmful to Bees With Collapse of Fisheries
Researchers linked use of the chemicals on fields near a Japanese lake with major disruption to aquatic life.
The Trump Administration Cracked Down on Medicaid. Kids Lost Insurance.
One million children across the country are no longer covered by Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Trump’s Reckless Push to Drill in the Arctic Is Meeting Fierce Opposition
The Arctic Refuge is one of the U.S.’s last wild places, and the coastal plain is its biological heart.
Keystone Pipeline Leaks at Least 383,000 Gallons of Crude Oil in North Dakota
The latest Keystone spill was first detected Tuesday night by TC Energy, the pipeline's owner.
Private Firefighters, Housekeepers, the Incarcerated Protect Homes From Fires
Of the more than 4,000 firefighters currently working across California, at least 700 are incarcerated people.
Rep. Ro Khanna Calls for PG&E to Become Publicly Owned
PG&E has been implicated in many of the fires that have ravaged California in recent years.
From California to El Salvador, Climate-Driven Displacement Is on the Rise
Climate disruption is shaping migration patterns -- of humans and birds alike.
Radioactive Waste Could Be Killing Residents in Missouri Community
In Missouri, federal scientists are finally linking today’s cancers to the nation’s nuclear warfare legacy.