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Environment & Health
Will the Science Community Go Rogue Against Donald Trump?
Scientists must grapple with politics and resist political reaction in order to be more effective.
Environmental Contamination at US Marine Corps Bases on Okinawa
Since 2002, at least 270 environmental accidents on USMC bases on Okinawa have contaminated land and local waterways.
Pruitt Ignored Cries to Regulate Fracking in Oklahoma. Now Residents Face Big Oil on Their Own
Insurance companies, unlike Pruitt, acknowledge the tremors' cause.
In California’s Imperial Valley, Residents Aren’t Waiting for Government to Track Pollution
For marginalized communities along the California-Mexico border, projects to gather and share scientific reports are crucial to holding agencies accountable.
The White House’s War on Science Goes Far Beyond Typical Restrictions
CounterSpin interview with Andrew Rosenberg on Trump's hostility to science.
Trump Administration Delays Listing of Rusty Patched Bumblebee as Endangered
The listing of the nearly extinct bumblebee on the US endangered species list has now been delayed following an executive order by Trump.
February 22 at Standing Rock: A Last Beginning
Maybe something positive will result from the dangerously brazen antics of the Trump administration.
Republicans Are Fundraising Off the US’s Health Care Misery
Repeal is in the Republicans grasp, and yet they seem paralyzed.
Trudeau and Trump Meet as They Push for Keystone XL and Other Big Oil Projects
Trudeau has welcomed Trump's decision to move ahead on Keystone XL.
Immigrants in US Flee Into Canada Seeking Refuge From Trump
Several refugees have suffered frostbite after trekking for hours in sub-zero weather.