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Environment & Health
ALEC-Tainted Legislation Designed to Block Local Control Over Fracking Bans in Florida
Floridians are pressuring senators to vote against a bill which takes away the right to regulate well-stimulation techniques.
Meet the “Rented White Coats” Who Defend Toxic Chemicals
How corporate-funded research is corrupting US courts and regulatory agencies.
Women Farmers and Land Grabs in Haiti: An Interview With Iderle Brénus
When a family is dispossessed of its land, women are victims. Rural women are the first to feel the pain.
GM Stopped Using Flint Water More Than a Year Before Emergency Declared
In October 2014, General Motors recognized the Flint water was corroding its engines.
North Carolina Environmental Officials: Too Anti-Regulation Even for Duke Energy?
Duke Energy urged North Carolina to take a different approach to the Clean Power Plan.
The Beetles: Eighty-Nine Million Acres of Abrupt Climate Change
Higher temperatures in North America have contributed to a pine beetle infestation that has decimated millions of forest acres.
The Department of Defense Is the Third Largest Polluter of US Waterways
An advocacy group has “crunched the numbers” in an effort to reveal who the largest polluters of US waterways are.
“Insidious, Invisible” Impacts on Baby Health: Toxic Exposure and Preterm Births
“Because preterm birth occurs less frequently in many places, it gives us hope that we can prevent it,” says expert.
Humans May Have Inadvertently Helped Spread a Bee Killing Virus
What's worse, there is evidence that honeybees themselves are now spreading Deformed Wing Virus.
Tyson Foods Accused of Dumping More Poison Into Waterways Than Exxon, Dow and Koch
The animal-slaughter mega-power is the world's biggest processor of chicken, beef and pork.