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Environment & Health
Dining Out? Here’s Some Food for Thought
Big chain restaurants pay poverty wages, hurt local economies and pollute our climate.
A Brief Guide for Reading About Paulette Leaphart (Especially if You’re White)
Ask yourself how you might see her story differently if she were white. Just in case.
Bikini Islanders Still Deal With Fallout of US Nuclear Tests, 70 Years Later
Marshall Islanders living on the fallout-contaminated islands ended up breathing, absorbing, drinking and eating considerable amounts of radioactivity.
How the Corporate Food Industry Destroys Democracy
Our democracy doesn't work because our lawmakers are bought and paid for by special interests like Monsanto.
High-Level EPA Adviser Accused of Scientific Fraud in Methane Leak Research
How much methane is spewing from oil and gas sites nationwide, and what do we do as a result?
Financial Conflicts at National Academy Advisory Panel on the Future of GMO Regulation
For decades, scientists and public-interest groups have raised questions about conflicts of interest and potential bias in the Academy's work on GMOs.
Decision Looms for Controversial Mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
A proposed open-pit mine in Michigan is pitting a tribe and locals against a multinational company and is a reminder that modern conveniences have costs.
Truckload of Dead Bees Delivered to Congress
Congress has been frustratingly slow to act on pollinator welfare, despite the obvious risks for constituents.
Puerto Rico: Colonial Bondage and Resistance
Abby Martin talks to two professors of Latin American studies about the long struggle of Puerto Rico against colonialism.
This Map Shows Where Offshore Fracking Has Occurred in the Gulf of Mexico
The map is based on internal government data and documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.