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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.
Mapped: Cambridge Analytica’s Ties to the Fossil Fuel Industry
The political data firm has close ties with the world's biggest coal and oil companies.
Patient Advocacy Groups Take in Millions From Drugmakers. Is There a Payback?
A new database tallies money from Big Pharma to patient groups.
Medicaid Is Helping to Combat the Opioid Crisis, Despite Trump’s Attacks
Medicaid is expanding addiction treatment.
Pennsylvania Superior Court Rules That Fracking Natural Gas From a Neighboring Property Is Trespassing
Landmark ruling could open the door to '"hundreds of trespass lawsuits."
Hospitals Are Leaving Rural America. Rural Americans Are Staying Put.
Seventy-seven percent of rural US counties are considered “Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas.”
TigerSwan Employee Applied for Security License in Louisiana Without Disclosing Ties — After Firm’s Attempt Was Denied
Several environmental groups opposed to the Bayou Bridge pipeline attempted to intervene in this case.