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Environment & Health
CO2 Concentration Is Higher Than Ever in Human History
The amount of CO2 in Earth's atmosphere already constitutes a climate emergency, and it's worsening each year.
Right-Wing Attacks on Sanders Show Misunderstanding of Single-Payer
Right-wing critics either don't understand the issue or are intentionally misleading the public.
In Opioid Trial, Oklahoma Accuses Johnson & Johnson of Being Drug “Kingpin”
For the first time, a pharmaceutical company is on trial for its role in the opioid crisis.
Big Oil Pushes Corporate-Friendly Carbon Tax to Halt Green New Deal Wave
Big oil is attempting to shield itself from Green New Deal efforts with a free-market-based carbon tax plan.
Trump Is Trying to Ban Climate Science Because… Obama?
History will remember Trump as a small man who thought he could ignore the ocean.
New Report Warns Planet May Be Warming Twice as Fast as Expected
We have less than 12 years to reverse climate change, according to a new IPCC report.
Study: Children Near Lead Smelters Are Exposed to Lead in the Womb
The Truth Fairy project provides further evidence that environmental injustice can be transmitted from mother to child.
Record Support for Green Party in EU Elections as Youth-Led Climate Strikes Grow
Luisa Neubauer, a youth climate activist and member of the German Green Party, discusses the party’s next steps.
Scientific Panel Votes to Recognize the Destructive Impact of the “Anthropocene”
The recognition of the new epoch is a step toward recognizing that humankind has drastically altered the planet.
Export of Banned US Pesticides Creates a Deadly Circle of Poison
Pesticides banned in the U.S. are routinely exported to countries that grow food imported by the U.S.