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Bayou Bridge Pipeline Faces Mounting Legal Challenges in Louisiana
“If the Bayou Bridge pipeline is built, a 75-foot-wide swath of trees will be pulverized.”
Medicaid Work Requirements Could Cost the Government More in the Long Run
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin wasted no time with imposing new Medicaid restrictions.
We Must Stop Framing Programs Like Medicaid in Republican Terms if We Are to Save Them
We must view Medicaid with a progressive, not a racist eye.
Chemical Giant DuPont Covered Up Health Risks of Teflon Contamination Across Globe
The widely-used chemical C8 is highly toxic.
Home Care Agencies Often Deny Medicare Help to the Chronically Ill
Medicare does cover home care services for patients who qualify.
How Trump’s Deregulatory Push Is Harming Workers, Muzzling EPA Scientists and Unleashing Pollution
As President Trump’s own chief of staff, John Kelly, calls his boss “uninformed,” we will look at how Trump is transforming the nation by slashing taxes on the rich, …
How Trump’s Deregulatory Push Is Harming Workers, Muzzling EPA Scientists and Unleashing Pollution
Trump is transforming the nation by gutting the nation's regulatory system and muzzling climate scientists.
How to Achieve Zero Emissions, Even if the Federal Government Won’t Help
States can create thousands of new jobs in clean energy.
Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Damage Strains US Medical Community
The fallout of the destruction is coming to the mainland.
Viral Video of Hospital Dumping Woman Into Freezing Cold Stirs Demand for “Medicare for All”
“Attempted murder” is how one analyst described the medical center's decision.