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Environment & Health

Obama’s EPA Has a Weakness for Monsanto
Who calls the shots at the EPA when it comes to carcinogenic pesticides? Monsanto or scientists?

Rex Tillerson and Exxon Spent Big on Climate Change Denial While Misleading Public, Evidence Shows
Exxon's Rex Tillerson is Donald Trump's likely choice to be America's top diplomat as Secretary of State,

It Was a Blighted City Block. But This Resident Is Turning It Into a Solar-Powered Ecovillage
Detroit-area resident Harris bought several properties and is now converting them into sustainable community spaces.

Soil: Keeping Nutrients in Food and Carbon in the Ground
Soil stores nutrients, carbon and micro-organisms.

Trump’s Health Care Policy Appears Heavy on Complexity, Light on Mercy
Letting the states decide how to insure residents might lead to a cobweb of unwieldy regulations.

How Northwest Tribes Joined Forces to Beat Fossil Fuel Initiatives
Their victories have been inspiring to members of the Standing Rock Sioux in the fight against the Dakota Access pipeline.

Alarm Over “Witch Hunt” After Trump Demands List of Civil Servants Who Worked on Climate Policy Under Obama
Internal document show Trump's transition team instructed the Department of Energy to hand over names.

Drug Prices Likely to Rise in Trump Administration
Drug companies have the power to set drug prices and will want to make up for their lost revenue.

Trump’s War on Science: Exxon CEO Expected to Head State, While “Enemies List” Alarms Energy Department
Environmental groups have widely condemned the potential nomination.

Could Massive Russian Oil Deal With Exxon Explain Why Putin Appears to Have Meddled in US Election?
One of the enormous deals that Vladimir Putin and Rex Tillerson worked on was a $500 billion oil exploration partnership.