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Top Trump Official for Pipeline Safety Profits From Selling Oil Spill Equipment
A newly appointed federal regulator profits from oil spill responses.
World Hunger Is Increasing Thanks to Wars and Climate Change
About 815 million people went hungry in 2016.
Oklahomans Turn “Oilfield Prayer Day” Into a Protest Against Big Oil
Oklahoma could go the way of West Virginia.
Scientist Daniel Swain on “Unprecedented Climate Conditions” Contributing to Deadly California Wildfires
Uncontrollable wildfires are taking lives and destroying homes in California.
The Pipeline Protest Before Standing Rock
Several other pipeline fights got little public notice.
Why One Native Family Is Donating Their Fracking Proceeds to Benefit Indian Country
A new fund will support deeply researched investigative journalism that reports on critical issues in Indian Country.
Nuclear Power Plants Should Be Closed and Autopsied, Not Resuscitated
We need to know the risks of nuclear power.
Have Monsanto and the Biotech Industry Turned Natural Pesticides Into GMO “Super Toxins”?
Is the supposed safety advantage of GMO crops over conventional chemical pesticides a mirage?
Dispatch From the Front Lines of Puerto Rico in a Post-Maria World
About 85 percent of Puerto Rico remains without electric power, and full restoration is not expected for months.
As Deadly Wildfires Rage in California, a Look at How Global Warming Fuels Decades of Forest Fires
In California, powerful winds and bone-dry conditions are fueling massive wildfires.