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Environment & Health
Canary in the Coal Pond
New reports provide an unprecedented look at contaminants leaking from coal ash ponds.
Demanding Renewables Not Pipelines, Environmentalists Are Heading to Albany
Building a renewable energy future without fracked gas will require a shake-up of our economic system.
Puerto Rico’s Slow-Going Recovery Means New Hardship for Dialysis Patients
Puerto Ricans suffering from kidney disease and diabetes face an ongoing crisis.
Self-Immolation as the World Burns: An Earth Day Report
Limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius is no longer feasible.
EPA Recommends Transitioning Away From Animal Testing
Animal testing isn't only cruel, but less effective than humane alternatives.
Why Black Stories Matter: They Build Empathy and Heal Trauma
The telling of these stories will engender empathic pathways in the soul and in the heart.
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.