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Environment & Health
“No Happy Ending” for Planet as Coal Lobbyist Andrew Wheeler Takes Over EPA
Lobbyists like Andrew Wheeler have no business running the EPA.
US Refineries Persist in Using Toxic Acid, Despite Safer Alternatives
Hydrofluoric acid, if released, can travel for miles in a lethal ground-hugging cloud, putting millions at risk.
Chicago Petcoke Battle Prepared Residents to Fight for More Protections
A successful push to rid a Chicago neighborhood of petroleum coke piles has galvanized residents.
Sea Turtles Offer Dire Warning of Oceans’ Crisis
When one crisis impacts a species and we lose that species, unforeseen consequences could come back to haunt us.
Meet the Activists Arrested for Opposing the Mountain Valley Pipeline
The pipeline company has used the full power of the state against them, including Virginia's anti-terrorism unit.
New York’s Suicide Prevention Program Is the First of Its Kind in the US
Results from a Swiss study were promising: Suicidal behavior dropped by 80 percent.
FDA Repays Industry by Rushing Risky Drugs to Market
The agency is fast-tracking expensive drugs with significant side effects and inconclusive evidence.
Powerful New Yorkers Are Criminalizing Ecuadorians Seeking Relief From Chevron
Chevron has spent more than $2 billion to manipulate the courts into doing its dirty work.
Despite Trump’s Promises, Drug Prices Are Not Dropping Yet
Drug makers have raised prices during Trump's tenure and show no signs of changing course.
Wall Street Vultures Circle Puerto Rico’s Water System
Wall Street profiteers and corporate water operators seek to extract wealth.