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With an Enemy Like Trump, Climate Activists Should Look Beyond the Paris Accord
Just one term with a President Trump could cause up to 6 billion additional tons of CO2 to be emitted into the atmosphere.
Thousands of Snow Geese Perish After Landing in Acidic Superfund Lake
Wildlife officials en route have no way to identify live birds exposed to toxic Berkeley Pit water in Montana.
Flint: As Two Unelected Emergency Managers Are Charged Over Water Poisoning, Will Gov. Snyder Be Next?
Michigan's attorney general has filed criminal charges against four officials over the Flint water contamination crisis.
Collapse of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Reveals Inadequacy of Current Climate Strategies
Even before Trump, we were implementing a climate reform strategy that was out of touch with dramatic new realities.
Meet Three Grandmothers on the Front Lines of Health Care Movements
These three grandmothers are expanding health care in their communities.
White Supremacy Is Not an Illness
According to such a construction, racism can only be treated with medical intervention.
“We Don’t Need to Get to Standing Rock to Be Part of the Front Line”
Truthout's Kelly Hayes discusses what's next for the movement against the Dakota Access pipeline.
Demolition of Palestinian Homes for Illegal Settlements Surging
The demolition of Palestinian homes for Israeli settlements reached a 10-year high in 2016.
Mexico Reportedly Moves Ahead With Controversial Pipeline, Despite Moratorium
A pipeline under construction in northern Mexico has become a major controversy in the Yaqui indigenous community.
Leaked Report Reveals BP Safety Failures as It Heads Back to Gulf of Mexico
The list of failures stretches from missing blueprints to crucial anti-blowout devices being wrongly installed.