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Environment & Health
“Give Us Back Our Land”: Paper Giants Struggle to Resolve Conflicts With Communities in Sumatra
The operations of Asia Pulp & Paper and Toba Pulp Lestari remain rife with disputes with indigenous groups.
Trump’s FBI Nominee Offered Corporate Clients Legal Advice at Forum on ExxonMobil Climate Change Investigations
Wray's law firm later pitched clients on its ability to help corporations “vigorously contest” such investigations.
US Senators Deem Heartland Institute Mailings to Grade School Science Teachers “Possibly Fraudulent“
The mailings prompted a backlash from a group of federal lawmakers who warn that teachers should treat the free literature skeptically.
Scientists Scramble to Understand the Invisible Creatures Around Us Before It’s Too Late
Researching microbes could ultimately help us reduce the damages we wreak upon the environment.
Of Mice, Monsanto and a Mysterious Tumor
An expert pathologist employed by lawyers for cancer victims looking for evidence that may prove a cover-up by Monsanto.
Ask Your Doctor if the Paris Climate Agreement Is Right for You
Climate change is a massive public health crisis, says the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health.
Jeff Sessions Eyes a Crackdown on Medical Marijuana, but Federal Policy Remains Unclear
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appears more interested in making arrests than in the science on cannabis.
Why Killing Coyotes Doesn’t Make Livestock Safer
Few Americans probably know that their tax dollars paid to kill 76,859 coyotes in 2016.
In the Depths of the Oceans, Human Activities Are Beginning to Take Their Toll
Once seen as too remote to harm, the deep sea is facing new pressures from mining, pollution, overfishing and more.
Naomi Klein: Climate Movement Is Growing Even More Ambitious as US Goes Rogue and Exits Paris Accord
Naomi Klein discusses the Paris Accord, the climate and the Trump administration.