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President Joe Biden exits the room at the Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, on July 15, 2022.
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Environment & Health

Progressives Demand Biden Immediately Ban New Fossil Fuel Leases on Public Lands

The lawmakers say it’s past time for the Biden administration to start phasing out fossil fuel leasing on public lands.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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July 20, 2022
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Environment & Health

Big Pharma Has Raised Drug Prices 1,186 Times This Year, Report Says

The pharmaceutical industry exercised its virtually unlimited pricing power to hike costs yet again this month.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
July 20, 2022
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Environment & Health

It’s Time for Public Power. New York State Could Lead the Way.

It’s time to take electrical power generation and distribution out of the hands of polluting, for-profit corporations.
by
Ashley Dawson,
Truthout
July 20, 2022
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A sign recommending masks is displayed at Times Square, on July 9, 2022, in New York.
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Environment & Health

US Counted Over 126,000 New COVID Infections Yesterday. What Are We Doing?

How much we come to regret our inaction will be counted in corpses once the snow melts.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
July 19, 2022
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A firefighter stands guard as he looks at fire in the village of Tabara, near Zamora, northwest Spain, on July 18, 2022. Emergency services battled several wildfires as Spain remained in the grip of an exceptional heatwave that has seen temperatures reach 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Farenheit).
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Environment & Health

Biden Considers Declaring Climate Emergency Amid Joe Manchin’s Obstruction

As the “heat apocalypse” rages across Europe, activists are pushing Biden to take real action.
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Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
July 19, 2022
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Environment & Health

Bill McKibben: “Appalling” European Heat Wave Demands Massive Climate Action

The record-breaking temperatures come as Manchin has effectively killed Biden’s Build Back Better climate legislation.
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Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
July 18, 2022
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A patient receives the covid-19 vaccine
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Environment & Health

Boost Now or Wait for New Vaccine? Many Wonder How to Face COVID’s Next Wave

Those who’ve completely tuned out the pandemic are particularly at risk during this latest uptick.
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Sam Whitehead &
Arthur Allen,
Kaiser Health News
July 18, 2022
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A shirtless man tries to fight a bushfire
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Environment & Health

More Than 1,000 Die as Record-Breaking Heat and Wildfires Scorch Europe

In Spain, 360 people died between July 10 and 15. More than 650 people have died in Portugal over the past week.
by
Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
July 18, 2022
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A crossing guard stands next to a sign that says 92 degrees
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

The National Weather Service Is Unwittingly Obscuring Reality of Global Warming

The National Weather Service’s 30-year averaging procedure not only masks warming, it understates it, too.
by
Bruce Melton,
Truthout
July 17, 2022
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Prostestors hold signs that read "Ban AR-15s" and "Kids Over Politics"
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Environment & Health

House Democrats Push GOP to Take a Position on Military-Style Assault Rifles

Lawmakers will consider a ban on assault weapons sales and have called on gun makers to testify.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
July 16, 2022
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