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Environment & Health
How the GOP and HMOs Undercut Obamacare’s Nonprofit Option, Leaving 500,000 Uninsured
With Obamacare relying on for-profit insurance companies to provide coverage, the market will find a way to squeeze out those who need it most.
The Badger-Two Medicine Area: Too Sacred to Drill
For more than 10,000 years, the Badger-Two Medicine area near Glacier National Park in Montana has provided subsistence and identity for the Blackfeet Nation.
Obama Sends US Forces to Syria, Reversing Pledge of No Boots on the Ground
The White House has announced a team of special operations forces numbering less than 50 will be sent to Syria.
Worries Build Among Investors Over Oil and Gas Industry’s Exposure to Water and Climate Risks
Roughly two thirds of oil and gas companies say they are vulnerable to water risks.
From “Sustainable” to “Regenerative” – the Future of Food
Rather than come up with one definition for the word "sustainable" as it refers to food production methods, we suggest doing away with the word entirely.
Jerry Brown Signs Two Oil Spill Bills, but Marine Areas Aren’t Fully Protected
Four marine protected areas were imperiled by the oil spill that started at Refugio State Beach.
We Need to Put a Price on Carbon
The fossil fuel industry is the only industry that doesn't have to pay to clean up its own waste.
American Cancer Society, Stop Giving Carcinogenic Cosmetics to Women With Cancer
At a beauty workshop for women living with cancer, I was given free cosmetics - which contained chemicals linked to cancer.
Utah’s Hope for Oil Shale Bonanza Has a Public Relations Problem
Amidst controversy over fracking, pipelines and oil trains, one corner of an overlooked state weighs heavily on our future.
Texas Activists Form Statewide Coalition to Confront Fracking
Texas activists are working to restore local control over fracking — including the right to ban the extraction process.