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Environment & Health
Don’t Underestimate the Anti-Pipeline Resistance
A bold, determined group of activists is growing every day.
Cuomo Pushes Environmental Protections While Accepting Oil and Gas Donations
The Democratic governor has taken in more than $100,000 from the oil and gas industry during this election cycle.
Despite Disappointing Returns, Oil Driller Pushes Ahead With Fracking Near Rare Texas Wildlands
Apache's big oilfield dreams risk doing irreversible harm to an irreplaceable place.
An Indigenous Student’s View on Oil Contamination in the Peruvian Amazon
Despite this area's great importance to Peru's economy, there is no development.
Half of the Great Barrier Reef Has Died Since 2016
About half of the corals in the reef have been wiped out in just two years.
For Flint Mother, There’s No Stopping Until All US Kids Have Safe Drinking Water
LeeAnn Walters is developing the largest citizen-led scientific collaboration in US history.
Will Pharmaceutical Companies Ever Be Punished for the Opioid Crisis?
Annual opioid deaths outnumber all of the Americans killed during the Vietnam war.
US Waits for Trump to Tackle Drug Pricing as Big Pharma Goes on Lobbying Blitz
Trump has postponed a major policy speech.
Medicaid Work Requirements: Trump’s War on the Poor Expands, One State at a Time
The GOP policies assume people without jobs deserve to die.
Texas Mother Recalls Being Forced to Bury Fetal Remains After Miscarriage in “Horrific” Ordeal
Texas passed a law last year saying all fetal remains had to be buried or cremated.