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Environment & Health
Jair Bolsonaro Is a Looming Threat to Global Climate and the Amazon
Bolsonaro's policy positions oppose the environment, Indigenous rights and traditional land claims.
New Database Reveals Extent of Drug Makers’ Patronage of Lawmakers
A new database tracks campaign donations from drug makers over the past 10 years.
Don’t Fall for the GOP’s Cheap Tricks on Preexisting Health Conditions
The Republicans are trying to make insurance unaffordable for people with health problems.
Dow Wants to Bolster Use of a Pesticide Shown to Hurt Bees’ Reproduction
The request seeks to expand use of sulfoxaflor to millions more acres and on some plants that pollinators frequent.
Eating Locally and in Season: Is It Really Better for the Environment?
Eating locally reduces your ecological footprint, but studies show what you eat may be even more important.
Supreme Court Halts Youth Climate Case After Trump Effort to Kill Suit
The case has been tied up in the legal system for three years.
Rehabilitation of Abandoned Mines in Australia Offers Lessons for the World
With as many as 60,000 such sites, Australia could show the way to bring plants and animals back to abandoned mines.
Do You Live in a Chemical Disaster Danger Zone?
Trump's EPA has made several attempts to block or delay improved safety rules for chemical facilities.
Critics Say Trump’s New Rule on Drug-Pricing Disclosure Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Drug pricing is a top issue in the run-up to the midterm elections.
Trump’s Attack on Medicare for All Has Industry Fingerprints All Over It
It’s no surprise that the health insurance industry went right to the White House.