Environment & Health

In Norway, a high-tech seed vault flooded from melting permafrost. In Montana, locals keep their seeds in the library.

Jeff Holmstead may seem moderate, but his legacy is a textbook example of corporations capturing our government and turning it against us.

After a careful read, it's clear: The “Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017” must be cast out like the bag of dung it is.

Bernstein investigates how proposals for petrochemical development in the Pacific Northwest threatens the region's core cultural, social, and environmental values.

Dr. Willie Parker, a physician and abortion provider, discusses how the new Senate health care bill will drastically cut reproductive care.

Degraded by decades of pollution, the North American Great Lakes are finding new life through cleanup efforts now threatened by proposed federal budget cuts.

Climate activists are determined to push the courts until “climate necessity” becomes an acceptable defense.

As working people who create the wealth for the 1%, we shouldn't have to crowdfund our health care, says Autumn Zemke.

“All of these companies are benefiting from, and contributing to, severe labor abuses in their palm oil supply chain.”

A team of ecologists argues that a smarter approach to how we feed people could help save threatened animals.