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Environment & Health
Trump’s EPA Suppressing Cancer-Causing Chemical Study
Trump appointees at the agency are blocking the release of an assessment on formaldehyde.
Even With SNAP Benefits, Some Low-Income Americans Lack Nutritious Food
The benefits commonly called food stamps fall far short of paying enough for low-income Americans to eat healthily.
How Can Environmental Groups Diversify?
Talk of increasing diversity has not turned into widespread action, but some organizations are working to change that.
Women in Asia Are Confronting Fracking in the US to Eliminate Plastic Byproducts
The burden of plastic disposal is put on people in Asia.
Former EPA Officials Warn Pruitt’s Anti-Science Agenda Already Harmed Nation
Pruitt was facing more than a dozen federal investigations into ethical misconduct.
“No Happy Ending” for Planet as Coal Lobbyist Andrew Wheeler Takes Over EPA
Lobbyists like Andrew Wheeler have no business running the EPA.
US Refineries Persist in Using Toxic Acid, Despite Safer Alternatives
Hydrofluoric acid, if released, can travel for miles in a lethal ground-hugging cloud, putting millions at risk.
Chicago Petcoke Battle Prepared Residents to Fight for More Protections
A successful push to rid a Chicago neighborhood of petroleum coke piles has galvanized residents.
Sea Turtles Offer Dire Warning of Oceans’ Crisis
When one crisis impacts a species and we lose that species, unforeseen consequences could come back to haunt us.
Meet the Activists Arrested for Opposing the Mountain Valley Pipeline
The pipeline company has used the full power of the state against them, including Virginia's anti-terrorism unit.