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Environment & Health
A Death in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Reinforces a Small Town’s Fears of Industry Impacts
Helping the residents of St. James relocate seems more feasible than assuring them that the air they are breathing is clean.
Majority of Voters Say Lowering Drug Prices Should Be Congress’s Top Priority
A wealthy philanthropist is pushing free-market reforms.
The Futility of “Big Green” Activism: A Conversation With Tim DeChristopher
A change in strategy is needed.
Trump’s New VA Pick Appears Poised to Rubber-Stamp Privatization of Veterans Affairs
It's about profit for providers, not better care for veterans.
Nations Won’t Reach Paris Climate Goal Without Protecting Wildlife and Nature, Warns Report
Humans are causing the planet to lose species at a rapid clip.
Why Should the Poor Pay High Drug Prices?
What is good for Pfizer and Microsoft is not necessarily good for the whole country.
Thanks to Climate Disruption, Earth Is Already Losing Critical Biosphere Components
But in the Trump administration, it's business as usual.
Ecuador Grants Open-Pit Mining Permits in One of the World’s Most Biodiverse Areas
A pristine ecology is under threat.
Going Backward in Trump Era, Big Bank Investment in World’s Dirtiest Energy Projects Surged in 2017
The tar sands sector received major support from banks last year.
Dahr Jamail | What Happens to a One-Industry Town When the One Industry Is the Military?
Bases may seem a boon, but cost more than they're worth.