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How Can You Talk to Kids About Factory Farming? These Books Can Help.
Two children’s books inspire conversations about where our food comes from by drawing on our compassion.
Trump Administration Opens Up Alaska for Drilling, Threatening At-Risk Wildlife
Activist Subhankar Banerjee discusses more.
What, Me Worry?
Trump responds to a stark UN panel warning on climate change.
Energy Transfer: New Name, Same Oil Spills and Violence Against Protesters
Battles over new pipelines involving Energy Transfer, formerly known as Energy Transfer Partners, are heating up.
Air Pollution Causes Up to 33 Million ER Visits for Asthma Annually
A new study is the first to look at the global asthma burden's connection to dirty air.
Why a National Health System Is Needed to Slow the Opioid Crisis
A system that views health care as a commodity and patients as consumers will never overcome the crisis.
C-Sections Are Both Overused and Not Available When Needed, Study Shows
C-section trends reveal too much intervention in high-resource countries and a lack of access in poorer countries.
The US Tested Bombs on the Marshall Islands. Now, Victims Are Seeking Justice.
Marshallese suffer from “alarming” cancer rates due to US nuclear weapons testing on their islands.
How Five Climate Activists Shut Off the Equivalent of 15 Percent of US Oil
Recently acquitted climate activist Emily Johnston discusses the need for direct action to fight Big Oil.
Hurricane Michael Survivor Calls Out Climate Denier Politicians
Russell King's house is the only beachfront property in his town to survive the storm with little damage.