Truthout
Environment & Health
Meet the Activists With a Plan to Make Climate Change Matter in Elections
Sunrise Movement plans to shake up the 2018 midterm elections and make 2020 the first presidential election about climate change.
DOJ Withdraws Funding Request for Kentucky Prison on Mountaintop-Removal Site
Prison would have been terrible for health of prisoners and local wildlife, say advocates.
German Nonprofit Creates New Open Source License for Seeds
Dr. Johannes Kotschi discusses how the open source model was adapted for seeds, and why this initiative is so important.
Trump Considers Reuniting Conflicting Regulatory Bodies Separated After 2010 Gulf Oil Spill
After the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, the Minerals Management Service was split in two.
Pastor Leads Lawsuit Opposing Bayou Bridge Pipeline to Protect Louisiana Cancer Alley Community
Is the love of money so strong that industry leaders and politicians are willing to let people die in order to get it?
Trump Picks DAPL Lobbyist to Oversee EPA Water Safety in Same Week He Rolls Back Water Safeguards
Trump has tapped a former lobbyist with deep ties to a fossil fuel advocacy group.
Hand Soap and Toothpaste Are Exposing Kids to Increasing Levels of a Controversial Endocrine Disrupter
Are the anti-bacterial benefits worth the risk?
Blackfeet Researcher Leads Her Tribe Back to Traditional Foods
Native youth are learning to integrate local foods back into their daily lives.
Trump Administration Makes Key Decision That Threatens Water Supply of Millions
Repealing the Clean Water Rule will make it easier for polluters to contaminate the water supply for millions of Americans.
How a Poisonous Profit-Culture Is Keeping Us From Innovating for the Betterment of All
Cutting-edge research should be directed towards achieving a decent standard of living for all instead of however the wealthy please or deem appropriate.