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Environment & Health
The Bayer-Monsanto Merger Is Bad News for the Planet
Bayer and Monsanto have a long history of collusion to poison the ecosystem for profit.
Energy Transfer Partners Pipelines Leaked Hazardous Liquids Every 11 Days for 15 Years, on Average
5,475 days, 527 pipeline spills: that's the math presented in a new report from environmental groups Greenpeace USA and the Waterkeeper Alliance examining pipelines involving Dakota Access builder Energy …
Earth Day 2018: Ending Plastic Pollution in the Oceans, Land and Our Bodies
Marcus Eriksen and Priscilla Villa discuss more.
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.