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Environment & Health
Nevada Organizers Hold Senator’s Feet to the Fire on Health Care
As working people who create the wealth for the 1%, we shouldn't have to crowdfund our health care, says Autumn Zemke.
Sustainability Checks on Unilever Plantations Shouldn’t Be Used as Proof of Compliance With Workers’ Human Rights
“All of these companies are benefiting from, and contributing to, severe labor abuses in their palm oil supply chain.”
Farming, Hunting Push Thousands of Species Toward Extinction
A team of ecologists argues that a smarter approach to how we feed people could help save threatened animals.
“Give Us Back Our Land”: Paper Giants Struggle to Resolve Conflicts With Communities in Sumatra
The operations of Asia Pulp & Paper and Toba Pulp Lestari remain rife with disputes with indigenous groups.
Trump’s FBI Nominee Offered Corporate Clients Legal Advice at Forum on ExxonMobil Climate Change Investigations
Wray's law firm later pitched clients on its ability to help corporations “vigorously contest” such investigations.
US Senators Deem Heartland Institute Mailings to Grade School Science Teachers “Possibly Fraudulent“
The mailings prompted a backlash from a group of federal lawmakers who warn that teachers should treat the free literature skeptically.
Scientists Scramble to Understand the Invisible Creatures Around Us Before It’s Too Late
Researching microbes could ultimately help us reduce the damages we wreak upon the environment.
Of Mice, Monsanto and a Mysterious Tumor
An expert pathologist employed by lawyers for cancer victims looking for evidence that may prove a cover-up by Monsanto.
Ask Your Doctor if the Paris Climate Agreement Is Right for You
Climate change is a massive public health crisis, says the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health.
Jeff Sessions Eyes a Crackdown on Medical Marijuana, but Federal Policy Remains Unclear
Attorney General Jeff Sessions appears more interested in making arrests than in the science on cannabis.