Truthout
Environment & Health
Scott Pruitt’s Embattled Science “Transparency” Rule Does Not Apply to Pesticides
There is tremendous secrecy around pesticides.
How the Elite Scam US Americans Out of Housing
Housing insecurity is a huge issue in our country.
As Rest of World Moves Towards Renewables, US Keeps Offering Exclusive Tax Breaks for Fossil Fuels
This tax loophole is unavailable to renewable energy providers.
Dahr Jamail: Billions of People Will Be Displaced by Sea Level Rise
Entire megacities on the coast, like New York and Tokyo, will have to be relocated entirely, or completely abandoned to the sea.
Interior Secretary and Sen. Lamar Alexander Propose Killing the Planet to Save National Parks
They want to fund national parks' infrastructure repairs with leases for oil and gas drilling.
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.