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States Band Together to Sue EPA After Agency Backtracks on Pesticide Ban
Chlorpyrifos is a neurotoxin used to kill insects, but exposure in human beings has been linked to devastating side effects.
Cleaning Up Toxic Sites Shouldn’t Clear Out the Neighbors
San Francisco has embarked on a project to transform its industrial southeast waterfront into a bike-friendly destination called the Blue Greenway.
Remember, GOP Health Care Bills Are Like Zombies: They Keep Coming Back
Donald Trump and the GOP are waging a social war against us, and it's not about to end any time soon.
William Rivers Pitt | Trump, McConnell and Ryan in the Rubble of Hubris
Feel free to take a moment and gaze at the wreckage, born of hubris.
Dr. Carol Paris: We Must Make It Toxic for Politicians to Not Get on Board With Single-Payer
Dr. Carol Paris, president of Physicians for a National Health Program, discusses how people can make the demand for single-payer health care.
As Pruitt Guts Water Rules, EPA Will Allow Fracking Waste Dumping in the Gulf of Mexico
Pruitt wants to allow fracking waste in the Gulf of Mexico without understanding its impact on marine and human life.
Advocates Plan Solar Installations Along Keystone XL Route
Environmental groups hope to block pipeline's path, and promote renewable energy as Nebraska ponders pipeline approval.
A Fairy Tale From 2050: Donald Trump and the Triumph of Anti-Politics
John Feffer offers a fairy tale from 2050.
Ohio Decisions Could Put More Ratepayers on the Hook for Old Cleanup Costs
Cincinnati customers must pay tens of millions of dollars for the cost of cleaning up their utility's defunct manufactured gas plants.
Medicare for All Wins Backing of Conservative Southern Democrats
A House bill to expand the publicly-funded Medicare program from just senior citizens to every American is picking up record support.