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Environment & Health
Indigenous Struggle Is Key to a Green New Deal
Pipelines and extraction are the new faces of the same problem of settler-colonialism and capitalist expansion.
“When You Take Healthcare Away From People, People Die”
Block-granting is a backdoor strategy for making deep cuts to Medicaid.
The Polar Vortex Is Climate Disruption in Action
The sub-zero temperatures across the country don't contradict global warming. They're actually caused by it.
There Is a Real National Emergency in the US, It’s Just Not the Wall
The opioid emergency requires a multifaceted and sustained solution.
Bolsonaro Government Plans Mega-Projects in the Brazilian Amazon
The development will imperil Indigenous communities and conservation areas of great importance.
Oil Refiners Rallied GOP to Push for Auto Standards Rollback
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers actively recruited GOP governors to sign onto a public comment letter.
Hospitals Must Now Publicly Reveal Their Prices
Starting this month, hospitals must publicly reveal the contents of their master price lists online.
Factory Farms Pollute the Environment and Poison Drinking Water
Hog waste can contain potentially dangerous pathogens, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
We Are Destroying Our Life Support System
Runaway climate disruption has made extinction a reality. Will humans be able to adapt?
Canada’s Indigenous Are Rising Up Against Occupation
The Wet'suwet'en uprising in British Columbia is the latest Indigenous resistance to settler colonialism.