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The Butterfly Effect
I voted for Trump. Now his wall may destroy my butterfly paradise.
Ex-Oil Lobbyist Expected to Replace Ryan Zinke: Here’s What’s at Stake
As Zinke's deputy, David Bernhardt was behind the largest rollback of federal land protections in US history.
Taiwanese Company Wants to Site Polluting Plastic Plant in Cancer Alley
A permit hearing for serial polluter Formosa turned into a referendum on environmental racism.
Atlantic Seismic Survey Permits Granted After Surge in Lobbying
Trade associations have downplayed the risk to marine life from the dangerously loud blasting.
Prominent Doctors Aren’t Disclosing Industry Ties in Publications
Medical journals, which depend on researchers for exclusives, are not enforcing their own rules.
New Federal Report Could Boost Climate Fight in the Courts
The Fourth National Climate Assessment strengthens the argument that climate change is already harming our society.
Until We Confront Capitalism, We Will Not Solve the Climate Crisis
Author Simon Pirani explains what must be done to halt runaway greenhouse gas emissions.
Federal Court’s Affordable Care Act Ruling Bolsters Case for Medicare for All
The ongoing court battles over the law are likely to proceed eventually to the Supreme Court.
Should Plant-Based Proteins Be Called “Meat”?
The word is at the center of a linguistic and legal battle between producers of beef and plant-based alternatives.
An Empire of Bases Poisons Water, Threatening Its Own Collapse
The US military’s fire-fighting foam is contaminating groundwater and sickening people in communities around the world.