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An Extreme Climate Forces Extreme Measures as Worst-Case Predictions Are Realized
US climate denials have reached new lows.
![Mayuk (left) and Kanahus Manuel (right), founders of the Tiny House Warriors, in front of a completed tiny house on the Neskolinth Reserve outside of Kamloops, British Columbia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2018_0520y_1-400x300.jpg)
Indigenous Women Built These Tiny Houses to Block a Pipeline and Reclaim Nomadic Traditions
The affordable and energy-efficient houses are bringing back elements of the Secwepemc’s hunter-gatherer culture.
![The Henry Rutgers Houses, a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), stand in in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, April 26, 2018, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2018_0519publichousing-400x300.jpg)
Republican Proposal Would Rescind Funds That Make Public Housing Safe for Residents
The cuts would also eliminate access to job training programs for residents.
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How Weakened US Fossil Fuel Regulations Threaten Environmental Justice in Colorado
Reducing regulations makes us less able to protect our health or the environment.
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Trump’s EPA Doesn’t Want You to Know Chemicals in Teflon Are Poisoning Waterways and Firefighters
These chemicals are more dangerous than previously thought.
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Clean Air Is Good for Your Health and Good for the Economy
Improving air quality could improve social mobility as well.
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How Trump’s EPA Is Moving to Undo Fracking Wastewater Protections
The sheer volume of wastewater coming from the oil and gas industry is enormous.
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Tick-Borne Illness Has Tripled, but the CDC Refuses to Blame Climate Change
Taking steps to slow the rate of climate change is important for global health.
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How Credit Scores Can Become Casualties of Health Care
An unmet deductible or copayment can be catastrophic.
![Cleanup crew vessels stand in oil-slicked water 30 days after the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf Of Mexico on June 9, 2010.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/7085032489_3c450a8c72_k-400x300.jpg)
When Covering Up a Crime Takes Precedence Over Human Health: BP’s Toxic Gulf Coast Legacy
Out of 37,000 medical claims, only 40 have been paid.