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Chemical plants and factories line the roads and suburbs of the area known as "Cancer Alley," as seen from above on October 15, 2013.
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In Louisiana, Activists May Be Winning a Battle Against Environmental Racism

Analysts say the massive petrochemical complex proposed by Formosa Plastics is “financially unviable.”
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Mike Ludwig,
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March 27, 2021
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Environment & Health

Biden Announces Goal of 200 Million Vaccine Doses Administered in First 100 Days

This goal is well within reach, reports find, as the U.S. steadily ramps up vaccine administration.
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Sharon Zhang,
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March 25, 2021
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Volunteers stack emergency distribution boxes on a pallet at the Houston Food Bank on February 20, 2021, in Houston, Texas.
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Environment & Health

USDA Scraps Trump Effort to Take Food Benefits From More Than a Million People

The Trump-era policy would have imposed more draconian work requirements on SNAP recipients.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
March 25, 2021
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Environment & Health

Gun Manufacturers Are Endangering Public Health. They Should Be Held Liable.

Reforms that rely on police to enforce gun bans unduly target people of color. Instead, let’s go after the gun industry.
by
Ramsin Canon,
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March 24, 2021
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Environment & Health

Big Oil Pushed State School Officials to Stoke Fears About Biden Climate Policy

A letter to Biden that was signed by state school superintendents relied on misleading oil industry data.
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Igor Derysh,
Salon
March 24, 2021
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Rio Grande Valley residents, including Native and environmental activists, participate in an annual climate march and rally on March 3, 2019, protesting the border wall’s impacts on the land and wildlife in the area.
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Environment & Health

Cancellation of Fracking Project in Texas Shows Power of Grassroots Organizing

The project was one of three proposed fracked natural gas terminals in the Rio Grande Valley. 
by
Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
March 23, 2021
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Environment & Health

Evidence of Fracking Chemicals Found in Bodies of Pennsylvania Children

One 9-year-old had 91 times the average level of biomarkers for toluene, a chemical that can damage livers and kidneys.
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Mike Ludwig,
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March 23, 2021
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Environment & Health

White House Planning Ambitious Infrastructure Bill, With Focus on Green Projects

The bill reportedly includes more than $400 billion on climate change initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
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Chris Walker,
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March 22, 2021
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Environment & Health

Don’t Prolong COVID by Pretending It Is Over

We must all stick to COVID self-defense measures. And as a country, we must become a vaccine ambassador.
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William Rivers Pitt,
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March 22, 2021
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Environment & Health

We Need an Interior Department Aimed at Environmental Justice — Not Destruction

The department’s role in facilitating oil and gas exploration on Indigenous lands has contributed to the climate crisis.
by
Mariko Lewis &
Mariama Sojourner Eversley,
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March 22, 2021
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