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Environment & Health
Donald Trump Is a Category 5 Liar
Trump’s convenient ignorance about hurricanes is the behavior of a man seeking to lie his way out of consequences.
Watch Bernie Sanders and Dying Activist Ady Barkan Discuss Medicare for All
Ady Barkan, who is dying of ALS, is interviewing presidential candidates to highlight the impacts of U.S. health policy.
Millionaire CEO Is Bankrolling Think Tank Pushing Climate Denial
The John Locke Foundation, whose primary funder is retail millionaire Art Pope, has called climate change a “hoax.”
At Least 5 Dead in Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian Devastates the Islands
Hurricane Dorian's devastation shows that the climate emergency is not a crisis of the distant future.
Meals on Wheels Is Starved for Cash, Leaving Many Seniors Hungry
The U.S. is failing to feed its aging population.
Alaska’s Sea Ice Completely Melted Earlier Than Ever Before
There was no sea ice left within 150 miles of Alaska's shores during one of the hottest Julys on record.
Toxic Alaska Mine Could “Destroy the World’s Last Great Sockeye Salmon Fishery”
The massive Pebble Mine project is back in play after Alaska’s governor met with President Donald Trump.
After a Rural Hospital Closes, Delays in Emergency Care Cost Patients Dearly
The loss of the longtime hospital in Fort Scott, Kansas, has brought major disruption to services for trauma patients.
What Happens to Carbon Offsets When the Amazon Is on Fire?
The emergency threatening part of the world’s largest rainforest is proof that offsets are too risky to count on.
Oil and Gas Lobby Split by Trump Rollback of Federal Methane Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to reverse standards for reducing emissions of the potent greenhouse gas.