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Showing “Total Disregard for Indigenous Rights and Public Wishes,” Trump Moves to Open Alaska Wildlife Refuge to Drilling
Critics warn that drilling in the region will have far-reaching impacts.
Stunning Investigation Confirms Black Mothers and Babies in the US Are in a Life-or-Death Crisis
The United States ranks 32 out of the 35 wealthiest nations in infant mortality.
Congress Urged to Cut Medicare Payments to Many Stand-Alone Emergency Rooms
The proposal would reduce Medicare payment rates by 30 percent.
Lawmakers Want the EPA to Ignore Impacts of Pesticides on Endangered Species
It would be hard to overstate the dangers of this Farm Bill rider.
As New Border Wall Breaks Ground, Environmental and Immigrant Advocates Push Back
Trump's wall is destroying landscapes and lives.
Let’s Go All-In on Home Care for All
Let's go beyond resistance to build the society we want.
Sanders’s Bill Would Hold Big Pharma Executives Behind Opioid Crisis Accountable
“Pharmaceutical companies lied about the addictive impacts of opioids they manufactured,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said, taking aim at corporate impunity.
Sickened Coal Ash Cleanup Workers Seek Justice From Tennessee Valley Authority Contractor
A team of attorneys has filed lawsuits in federal court on behalf of 53 dead and sick workers against Jacobs Engineering.
Facebook Is Profiting From Illegal Wildlife Traffickers
Facebook save animals by turning over the information it has about wildlife traffickers to authorities.
The Alchemy of Disarmament: Transforming Guns Into Shovels to Plant Trees
Liberating gun metal from its histories of murder.