Truthout
Environment & Health
The AMA Is on the Wrong Side of History on Medicare for All
The American Medical Association is ignoring the 56 percent of doctors who support single-payer health care.
In the Face of Climate Collapse, We Need the Wisdom of Elders
Western industrial culture abandons elders. Now more than ever, we must instead recognize their wisdom.
How the Media Misrepresents the Debate Over the Green New Deal
There’s more to the story than “environmentalists versus blue-collar workers.”
“No Evidence” That Fracking Can Be Done Without Threatening Human Health
A review of more than 1,700 studies concludes that the industry poses a threat to air, water, climate and human health.
Scientists Are Stunned by How Rapidly Ice Is Melting in the Arctic
One researcher offered a bleak prognosis: “We’re not going to stop this train wreck.”
Trump’s Plan to Save Coal Country Will Actually Hurt It
Coal country could fall further behind as other regions embrace the renewable energies of the future.
Trump’s Bureau of Land Management Is Being Sued Again Over Climate Impacts
It’s the second lawsuit the agency has faced over its approval of oil and gas leases on public lands in recent years.
Communities That Ban Pesticides Face an Uphill Battle
As places across the U.S. restrict or ban pesticides, many are realizing passing a law is just the beginning.
Navy Contaminates Local Groundwater and Sewer System in Maryland
PFAS substances linked to cancer have likely leached into drinking water that supplies metropolitan D.C.
I Say No to Frac-Sand Mining Near My Home — for Myself and the Planet
We have to do whatever we can to make wrecking the planet more expensive.