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Environment & Health
Philadelphia Explosion Underscores Danger of Refineries Using Hydrogen Fluoride
Philadelphia is not the only place where hydrogen fluoride has recently posed risks during industrial accidents.
We Have the Money to Fix Our Food System
Imagine supporting farmers markets, child nutrition, and local agriculture with money we spend on factory farms.
High-Impact Opportunities Exist to Restore Tropical Rainforests Around the World
Replenishing forests is an urgent global imperative.
Rep. Jayapal Challenges Biden on Labor Unions and Health Insurance
Many leading labor unions support the Medicare for All bill sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington).
AOC’s Green New Deal Is Just the Start. Next Let’s Make It Global.
The U.S. needs to play a chief role in spurring a global Green New Deal alongside a domestic one.
How USDA Climate Change Denial Threatens the South
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has withheld from the public dozens of climate-change related studies.
There Is No Such Thing as a Green War
We must merge the anti-war, climate and refugee solidarity movements.
Anchorage Hits 90 Degrees for First Time in Recorded History
The record heat forced officials to cancel planned Fourth of July firework celebrations due to wildfire concerns.
A Former Industry Insider Reveals How Drug Companies Jack Up Prices
Frances Leath no longer works in management for Eli Lilly and Company, but she keeps tabs on the company.
Plans for Prison on Mountaintop-Removal Site in Kentucky Scuttled. Maybe.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has withdrawn the $500 million proposal, but Mitch McConnell says he’s moving it forward.