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Environment & Health
Opponents to Expanding Petrochemical Industry in Louisiana Fight Back
The number of companies seeking to build plastics manufacturing facilities along the Mississippi River has grown.
Cuts to Food Stamps Will Disproportionately Harm LGBTQ People
My Black, lesbian mother depended on food stamps because her low-income wages were not enough.
Children Are Demanding Dramatic Climate Action. Listen to Them.
Children have taken it upon themselves to be the responsible actors in the face of climate crisis.
Want to Combat the Opioid Crisis? Pass Single-Payer Health Care.
A for-profit health care system that has generated billions for Big Pharma won't combat the opioid crisis.
Climate Crisis Could Expose Half a Billion More to Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Rising global temperatures will make millions more susceptible to diseases like dengue, yellow fever and Zika by 2050.
Federal Judge Halts Drilling on Public Lands Over Climate Concerns
Although the move is temporary, the decision will help environmental advocates as they prepare suits elsewhere.
AOC Demolishes GOP Claim That Green New Deal Is “Elitist”
AOC delivered a brilliant response to Rep. Sean Duffy's suggestion that the Green New Deal only serves the wealthy.
Trump’s Attacks on the ACA Could Worsen the Opioid Crisis
Health care austerity and border militarization are undermining public health responses to the opioid crisis.
Monsanto Found Liable for Man’s Cancer, Ordered to Pay $80 Million in Damages
The latest ruling against Monsanto comes as the company is facing thousands of similar lawsuits nationwide.
The Opioid Crisis Isn’t White
A look at how the lethal opioid epidemic is affecting communities of color.