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Environment & Health
Economic Update: A Tale of Two Crises
This episode discusses the financial crises in 1929 and 2008.
Greenpeace and Indigenous Water Protectors Respond to Lawsuit Accusing DAPL Activists of Eco-Terrorism
Annie Leonard and Tara Houska discuss the recent lawsuit.
12 Years After Katrina and a Year After 1,000-Year Flood, Harvey Pummels Gulf Coast
Harvey's rains are exposing the peril of ignoring climate science.
State Budgets Hang in the Balance as Future of the ACA Remains Uncertain
What does bracing for the worst mean?
Pruitt Delayed Emergency Rules for Chemical Plants Weeks Before Toxic Fires Erupted in Houston
The EPA ignored a warning from emergency planners.
Surrounded by Oil Refineries, Port Arthur, Texas, Faces New Environmental Crisis Following Harvey Floods
The death toll has risen to at least 38.
At Least 1,200 Die as Devastating Climate Change-Linked Floods Submerge Parts of South Asia
This is one of the worst regional humanitarian crises in years.
Environmental Crisis Unfolding in Houston as Oil and Chemical Industry Spew Toxic Pollutants Into Air
Harvey has brought damage to many refineries.
For Many in Puerto Rico, “Energy Dominance” Is Just a New Name for US Colonialism
Puerto Rico's history makes clear that Trump's energy policy promises more of the same.
Dr. Robert Bullard: Houston’s “Unrestrained Capitalists” Made Harvey “Catastrophe Waiting to Happen”
The death toll continues to rise.