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Ocasio-Cortez Blasts GOP Energy Bill as “Fossil Fuel Industry Wishlist”
Republicans have introduced several bills aimed at bolstering the fossil fuel industry, seemingly at all costs.
Billions Are Available to Tackle Environmental Racism. Where Is the Money Going?
Under-resourced communities of color are struggling to access funding supposedly allotted for environmental justice.
Growing Medicare Privatization Is Boosting Big Insurance Profits, Report Shows
Seven for-profit companies saw their combined revenues from taxpayer-backed programs soar by 500 percent since 2012.
Exposure to Chevron’s “Climate-Friendly” Fuel May Pose Severe Risk of Cancer
The risk is 250,000 times greater than the level considered acceptable by the EPA division that approves new chemicals.
Upcoming Cuts to Emergency SNAP Benefits Threaten Food Security in Rural America
Pandemic-era boosts to SNAP will soon be rolled back, threatening rural communities with little access to alternatives.
A Looming El Niño Could Give Us a Preview of Life at 1.5C of Warming
Experts say the hotter weather pattern might push the Earth into unprecedented territory next year.
We Face a Climate Abyss, But There Are Sparks of Hope, Robert Pollin Says
We must embrace the positive developments so that we can build effectively from them, the progressive economist argues.
At Least 330 Species Are Contaminated With Cancer-Causing “Forever Chemicals”
PFAS contamination has been documented in polar bears, tigers in China, plankton off the coast of Panama, and more.
Locals Alarmed Over Plan to Inject Toxic Ohio Wastewater Underground in Texas
Hundreds of thousands of gallons of toxic water from East Palestine are being disposed of in Harris County, Texas.
Oil and Gas Industry Spent $124.4 Million Lobbying Amid Record Profits in 2022
The industry targeted rules governing methane emissions as well as oil and gas development on federal land and waters.