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Environment & Health
Risks of Nuclear Power Plant Disasters Overlooked Amid Fears of Nuclear Weapons
Fifteen years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, its long-term impacts are still being felt.
Growing Presence of AI Data Centers Prompts Debate on Native Lands
Concerns include environmental impacts and resources needed for the centers, as well as cultural creative theft from AI.
Regulators Didn’t Act on Nearly 600 Oil Wells Operating Illegally in Oklahoma
The wells were injecting wastewater above their permitted pressures or volumes, which can lead to groundwater pollution.
Judge Blocks CDC Childhood Vaccine Changes Made by RFK Jr. Panel Picks
The ruling also places a stay on Kennedy’s appointments to a vaccine recommendation panel within the CDC.
Fighting Cancer Has Given Me New Insights on the Anti-Fascist Challenge We Face
To resist authoritarianism, our work must be deeply relational. We must act even in uncertainty. Nurturing builds power.
Ecuador Is Suspending the Bank Accounts of Environmental Activists
“Debanking” is the government's newest weapon of repression against environmental leaders and anti-mining advocates.
GOP Farm Bill Set to Unleash Pesticide Use and Strip Animal Welfare Protections
The bill protects agrochemicals producers from lawsuits, and overturns food and pesticide safety laws and statutes.
Global Health Workers Describe Impact a Year After Trump Admin Shut Down USAID
The last year saw avoidable deaths and increased suffering for some of the poorest and most vulnerable populations.
RFK Jr. Appointee Reviewing Vaccines Has No Medical Background
One expert said Kennedy's pick once met with her to discuss his research, but came with his own “agenda” instead.
EPA Chief Met With Bayer CEO Before Trump Moved to Push Company’s Case to SCOTUS
Tens of thousands of people allege they developed cancer from their use of the company’s glyphosate-based herbicides.