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Environment & Health
Capitalism Exacerbates the Vulnerability of “Extreme Cities” to Climate Change
Climate change is happening, and cities are at the forefront of the battle.
Dahr Jamail | Eight-Year Study Confirms “All Sea Life” Will Be Affected by Acidic Oceans
The survival of infant sea creatures is in great danger.
Public Option vs. Medicare for All: The Coming Debate Over Health Care Justice
Only single-payer insures 100 percent of the population.
Puerto Rican Climate Activist: Aid Is Being Unfairly Distributed and Superfund Sites Continue to Overflow
Over 1 million people on the island still lack clean drinking water.
Scientist at Work: Measuring Public Health Impacts After Disasters
Will there be an increase in Zika, West Nile or other vector-borne diseases?
Road Kill: Side-Swiping the Environmental Protection Act
More and more species will feel a potentially fatal impact.
Top Trump Official for Pipeline Safety Profits From Selling Oil Spill Equipment
A newly appointed federal regulator profits from oil spill responses.
World Hunger Is Increasing Thanks to Wars and Climate Change
About 815 million people went hungry in 2016.
Oklahomans Turn “Oilfield Prayer Day” Into a Protest Against Big Oil
Oklahoma could go the way of West Virginia.
Scientist Daniel Swain on “Unprecedented Climate Conditions” Contributing to Deadly California Wildfires
Uncontrollable wildfires are taking lives and destroying homes in California.