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Environment & Health
Energy Transfer Partners’ Security Team Sinks Water Protectors’ Boats
ETP's security team was notorious for its brutal tactics at Standing Rock.
Despite Lingering Land Dispute, Bayou Bridge Pipeline Is Nearly Complete
Currently, the pipeline is 86 percent done and will be completed this year.
Carbon Capture: What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Climate Change
Here's a harsh climate reality: Extracting carbon already emitted is as important as reaching zero output.
Catastrophic Hurricanes Should Force US to Reassess Climate Policy
Politicians who refuse to curtail greenhouse gas emissions should be forced to take responsibility for the damage.
Latin America Backslides in Struggle to Reach Zero Hunger Goal
In South America, 39 million people are going hungry and five million children are suffering from malnutrition.
How Genetics and Pollution Are Threatening Wild Dolphins
When a dolphin species becomes extinct, we lose not only a beautiful animal but also a society and its culture.
“The Total Failure” of Trump’s Drug War Policies
Trump has totally ignored science, advocates and members of the medical profession.
Drug Makers Play the Patent Game to Lock in Prices, Block Competitors
No industry gets a greater financial return from its patent strategy than pharmaceuticals.
Trump Plans to Shut Down Healthcare.gov Repeatedly During Sign-Up Period
The website will be taken offline for maintenance nearly every Sunday during this enrollment period.
Hepatitis C Patients Are Being Forced Into Underground Buyers’ Clubs
Access to medication and treatment is a huge issue for hepatitis patients in the United States.