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Environment & Health
Children’s Health Insurance Program Put on Congressional Calendar — After It Expires
With focus on repealing the ACA, CHIP has been ignored.
In the Era of Climate Change, Militarized Borders Reinforce an Unjust World Order
In the climate era, inequality is only compounded.
Two States, Two Paths: Border Makes for Sharp Contrasts in Handling of Tainted Water Crisis
Laws governing toxins like PFOA aren't strong enough.
Yemenis Suffer “Silent Deaths” as Saudi Arabia Refuses Human Rights Probe in Deadly US-Backed War
Radhya Al-Mutawakel discusses human rights violations in Yemen.
As GOP Attacks Health Care, Movement for Single-Payer Grows Across Country
Activists are fighting at the state level.
It Shouldn’t Take a Hurricane to Gain Health Care Access: Nurses Report Back From Disaster Zones
Rapid response nurses support Medicare for All.
Fenceline Communities on Gulf Coast Face Mass Displacement and Toxic Pollution One Month After Harvey
Port Arthur, Texas, is a fenceline community with several massive oil refineries.
How Top Food Companies Fail to Protect Environmental Activists in Supply Chains
The world's top ten food and beverage companies are failing to protect environmental and human rights defenders.
The Clock Is Running Out on Health Program for 9 Million Kids
Renewed efforts by Republicans to repeal the ACA could derail the CHIP funding agreement.
Desperate GOP Resorts to “Blatant Bribery” in Bid to Save Floundering Trumpcare Bill
Senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy attempt to win over their skeptical colleagues.