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Environment & Health
The US Health Care Crisis: Corporate Masters Cannot Solve Public Problems
Even the most well-intentioned capitalists can't fix US health care.
How a Drug Company Under Pressure for High Prices Ratchets Up Political Activity
As scrutiny of its soaring insulin prices escalated and drove its stock down, the pharma giant Novo Nordisk aggressively ratcheted up spending to spread its influence in Washington.
States Representing 44 Percent of US Population Sue Trump’s EPA for Blocking Auto Emissions Standards
The evidence is irrefutable: Today's clean car standards are achievable, science-based and a boon for American families.
Don’t Underestimate the Anti-Pipeline Resistance
A bold, determined group of activists is growing every day.
Cuomo Pushes Environmental Protections While Accepting Oil and Gas Donations
The Democratic governor has taken in more than $100,000 from the oil and gas industry during this election cycle.
Despite Disappointing Returns, Oil Driller Pushes Ahead With Fracking Near Rare Texas Wildlands
Apache's big oilfield dreams risk doing irreversible harm to an irreplaceable place.
An Indigenous Student’s View on Oil Contamination in the Peruvian Amazon
Despite this area's great importance to Peru's economy, there is no development.
Half of the Great Barrier Reef Has Died Since 2016
About half of the corals in the reef have been wiped out in just two years.
For Flint Mother, There’s No Stopping Until All US Kids Have Safe Drinking Water
LeeAnn Walters is developing the largest citizen-led scientific collaboration in US history.
Will Pharmaceutical Companies Ever Be Punished for the Opioid Crisis?
Annual opioid deaths outnumber all of the Americans killed during the Vietnam war.