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Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Kicked Off Medicaid Are Now Uninsured, Survey Finds
Medicaid “unwinding” is causing a massive drop in insurance coverage and health care access.
Justice Department Says Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Is Trespassing on Tribal Land
However, the “filing leaves more questions than answers,” says Bay Mills Indian Community President Whitney Gravelle.
Salvadoran Court Slammed for Upholding Charges Against Environmental Activists
Targeted by the right-wing government, the “Santa Marta 5” helped win a 2017 ban on metals mining in El Salvador.
In Win for Cancer Alley Residents, EPA Finalizes Rule Targeting Toxic Polluters
However, a Trump electoral victory could threaten the new air pollution standards for 200 hazardous chemical plants.
For the First Time, EPA Limits 6 Pervasive “Forever Chemicals” in Drinking Water
The agency estimates that its new rules will prevent tens of thousands of serious illnesses, especially cancers.
Top EU Court Rules Swiss Climate Inaction Violates Human Rights in Landmark Case
Environmental advocates say the decision will likely have ripple effects throughout Europe and beyond.
Will the US’s Largest Medical Body Remain Silent After Al-Shifa’s Destruction?
The American Medical Association condemned Russia's attack on medical workers in Ukraine but has been silent on Gaza.
Sentenced to Death by COVID — How US Prisons Became an Epicenter of the Pandemic
COVID was so deadly due to US policies that view marginalized people as acceptable sacrifices to capitalism.
Plastic Waste on Ocean Floors Could Be 100 Times Amount Floating on Surface
Researchers found that up to 11 million tons of plastic are polluting the planet's ocean floors.
Biden’s So-Called LNG Export Freeze Sacrifices Gulf South Communities — Again
Environmental justice advocates in Texas aren’t waiting on Biden — or anyone else for that matter — to save them.