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Environment & Health
Oil Companies and Lobbyists Say They’re Ready to Solve Climate Change. Check the Fine Print.
The effort includes some deceptions already.
Fearing Deportation, Immigrant Parents Are Opting Out of Health Benefits for Kids
Parents feel like they can’t risk any attention from the government, even if that means losing badly needed benefits.
EPA Will Finally Strengthen Standards Protecting Children From Lead
Advocates have demanded stronger lead standards for years, but it took a court order.
Trump Is Handing Us the Weapon We Need to Avert Climate Catastrophe
Nationalization could be used to shut down, rather than prop up, a failing fossil-fuel system.
Methane Leaks From Oil and Gas 60 Percent Higher Than EPA Estimates, New Study Finds
Environmental groups called for action from state-level regulators in response.
Area of Global Dead Zones Doubling Every 10 Years
Declining oxygen levels in the oceans is killing marine life at alarming rates.
Drug Shortages Pose a Public Health Crisis in the US
Drug shortages endanger lives and increase health care costs.
If You’ve Got Hepatitis C, Spitting Can Be a Felony
These laws aren't effective in stopping the spread of disease.
From New Orleans to the DNC, Pressure Builds to Cut Ties to Fossil Fuel Industry
Institutions of all stripes are moving to sever their financial ties to the fossil fuel industry.
ALEC’s Deadly Asbestos Agenda Benefits Koch Industries, Nationwide
Koch and its allies are working hard to pass laws that run out the clock.