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Dispatch From the Front Lines of Puerto Rico in a Post-Maria World
About 85 percent of Puerto Rico remains without electric power, and full restoration is not expected for months.
As Deadly Wildfires Rage in California, a Look at How Global Warming Fuels Decades of Forest Fires
In California, powerful winds and bone-dry conditions are fueling massive wildfires.
Urban Noise Pollution Is Worst in Poor and Minority Neighborhoods and Segregated Cities
Some parts of US cities are much louder than others.
Even When It’s Sitting in Storage, Coal Threatens Human Health
President Trump and his appointees have pledged to end what they call the “war on coal.”
Dutch Collective Provides Gift-Based Health Insurance for Freelancers
Broodfonds is an alternative kind of disability insurance that can replace lost income for freelancers.
Democrats Jump on Medicare for All Bandwagon, but Are They Sincere?
Pressure on Democrats has to be maintained.
Energy Transfer Partners’ Standing Rock Lawsuit: A Harbinger of What’s to Come in the Trump Era
We'll never back down before an entitled corporate giant.
Ryan Zinke’s Week of Reckoning: Scandals Roil Trump’s Interior Department
Taxpayers are paying for Zinke's joyrides.
Puerto Ricans in Vieques Cope With Devastation and Fear Toxic Contamination From Maria
Juan Carlos Davila reports from Puerto Rico.
Minnesotans Rally to “Hold the Line” Against Enbridge Pipeline Project
Hundreds of residents gathered in Saint Paul last week for a rally to “Hold the Line” against a pipeline project.