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Environment & Health
The Trump Administration Has Thrown Out Protections for Migratory Birds
The reinterpretation of the bird law by the administration may run afoul of long-standing treaties.
To Survive in Texas, Black Bears Need an Open Border
Experts fear that a border wall between the United States and Mexico would end the recovery of black bears in Texas.
World Bank, Now Led by Trump Pick, Ramps Up Fossil Fuel Development
While the influential development bank has scaled up clean energy finance, fossil fuels still got a larger backing.
Health Care Corporations Flooded Political Campaigns With Cash in 2017
The nation’s largest health care corporations spent at least $61 million in 2017 to influence politics.
Insurance Industry Whistleblower Exposes Effort to Crush Medicare for All
UnitedHealthcare CEO Steve Nelson has boasted about how much his company is doing to undermine Medicare for All.
Trump Is Rewriting the Rules to Favor the Pipeline Industry
Fossil fuel pipelines are the real-life point of conflict in the debate over our climate and our energy future.
What Would a Post-ACA America Look Like?
Life expectancy, which has been declining in the U.S., may fall even further as Republicans move to gut health care.
Obama Pushes Neoliberal Myths on Health Care at Fundraiser
Both of our establishment political parties are scared to death of social democracy and working-class revolts.
Standing in the Fire With Young Climate Activists
Older generations have a moral obligation to stand with youth amid the climate catastrophe.
Medicare for 64-Year-Olds Is a Step Toward Medicare for All
Lowering the Medicare age to 64 is a big first step.