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Environment & Health
Under Trump, More People Live Without Health Coverage
Ongoing efforts to sabotage Medicaid and deny coverage to immigrant families will increase the uninsured.
Teen Climate Activist Confronts World Leaders at UN Summit
Fifteen-year-old Greta Thunberg stunned the world last week when she denounced world leaders for climate inaction.
World’s Biggest Emitters Must Act Now to Stop Devastating Climate Change
A professor in climate change leadership, Kevin Anderson, and youth climate activist Greta Thunberg discuss more.
From Insects to Starfish, We’re Edging Toward Biological Annihilation
To save life itself would require a genuine reevaluation of modern life and its institutions.
Bayou Bridge Charged $450 for Building Oil Pipeline Without Permission
During the hearing, the Bayou Bridge lawyers tried to make the plaintiffs out to be greedy out-of-towners.
Demonstrators at UN Climate Summit Face Riot Police and Intimidation
Here are voices of some of the thousands of climate activists from around the world who marched in Katowice on Saturday.
COP24 Climate Protesters Must Get Radical and Challenge Economic Growth
To truly combat climate change, environmental movements in Europe need to confront economic growth.
Carbon Emissions Will Reach a Record High of 37 Billion Tons in 2018
Strong growth in emissions from the use of fossil fuels suggests CO2 emissions are likely to increase further in 2019.
Judge Rules Against Pre-Construction Work on Keystone XL
TransCanada must wait until the full environmental review is complete, according to the ruling.
Shark Fishing Tournaments Devalue Ocean Wildlife and Harm Conservation
Fishing sharks for prize money shows disrespect for nature and further endangers our marine ecosystem.