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Environment & Health
As Trump Advances Dakota Access and Keystone XL, Water Protectors Across the Country Double Down
Water Protectors fighting pipeline battles at Standing Rock and in five other states promise sustained resistance.
Communities Lacking Health Insurance Also Suffer From Breakdowns in Trust, Social Connection
Dismantling the ACA without a replacement is projected to increase the nation's uninsured by 32 million by 2026.
Scott Pruitt Will Make America Great Again — for Polluters
In this exclusive web essay, Bill Moyers takes on President Trump's choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
Native Seeds Sustain Brazil’s Semi-Arid Northeast
Saving seeds is an age-old peasant tradition.
Earthquakes Triggered by Humans Pose Growing Risk
Today, earthquakes caused by humans occur on a much greater scale.
Notes on the 2017 Women’s March: An Interview With Eleanor Goldfield
Goldfield discusses the Women's March, the balance of optimism and hope, and how dissent can lead to progress.
Many Household Products Contain Antimicrobial Chemicals Banned From Soaps by the FDA
We need to know what chemicals are in products.
Investigation: Coca-Cola and the “Fight Back” Against Plans to Tackle Plastic Waste
A leaked document from Coca-Cola shows that it wanted to “fight back” against EU moves to introduce plastic bottle deposit return schemes.
Animal Agriculture: The Huge Machine
This machine makes us forget what it feels like to love others, regardless of our differences.
Massive Airport Rallies at JFK and Across US Were Spurred by Broad-Based Grassroots Organizing
Around the country, grassroots groups called emergency rallies demanding those detained be freed.