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Environment & Health
After Student Occupation, University of California at Davis Chancellor Is Put on Leave
University of California President Janet Napolitano placed the chancellor of University of California, Davis, Linda Katehi, on investigatory administrative leave.
Blind Mice and Bird Brains: Silent Spring of Chernobyl and Fukushima
Peer-reviewed science has done little to dampen the "official" perception of Chernobyl's silent forests as a thriving nature reserve.
Debacle at Doha: The Collapse of the Old Oil Order
A declining demand for oil is likely to force suppliers to fight one another for ever-diminishing market shares.
New Discovery: A Massive Reef System at the Mouth of the Amazon River
This unique 600-mile long reef is already threatened by oil drilling.
Temperatures in 2016 Approach Limit Set at Paris Climate Conference
There is no evidence to lead us to believe that these dramatic planetary warming trends will not continue unabated.
Hillary Clinton’s Business of Corporate Shilling and War-Making
Abby Martin reveals how the Clintons' multi-million-dollar political machine operates.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Possible Nuclear Waste Leak Triggers Alarm, and More
In today's On the News segment: Workers at the Hanford nuclear waste site in Oregon say that the public is being deceived about a "catastrophic" leak; we have shattered …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Wealthy Americans More Likely to Have Retirement Accounts, and More
Low wages aren't the only reason that the poor are getting poorer and the richer are getting richer.
A Pipeline Defeated: How a Small Town Saved Itself
The next time you find yourself thinking corporate power is indomitable, remember Rindge, New Hampshire.
Has Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic Become a Permanent Problem?
There are now worrying signs that cholera has transitioned from an outbreak to an endemic disease.