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Environment & Health
When Surgeons Multitask: The Little-Known Practice of Concurrent Surgeries
When you go to the hospital for an operation, did you know your surgeon might also be performing a procedure on another patient?
Portland Blocked Fossil Fuels, What Now?
The next battle won't be child's play.
Why Are Companies Allowed to Delay Cleanup of Toxic Superfund Sites?
We must find a new, faster way to hold companies accountable for toxic pollution that affects millions of people in the US.
These Kids Can’t Vote, but They Can Sue
In Washington State, eight kids took the government to court to safeguard their future through stronger regulations on carbon emissions.
FDA’s Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon Based on Bad Science, Say Consumer Advocates
The agency's move sets a low bar for future approvals of genetically engineered animals for human consumption.
My Factory-Farmed Thanksgiving Terror
One look at that turkey and I can't get my mind off how factory farming is endangering our health.
Climate Change Negotiations Exclude the Most Impacted: The Young and the Poor
Climate change negotiations, policies and implementation are largely constructed by the wealthy and privileged.
From Genocide to “Re-education”: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Sets the Record Straight on Native American History
Renowned indigenous scholar and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz talks about the true story of native peoples' plight.
Eyewitness Recalls Shooting by Alleged White Supremacist at Minneapolis Black Lives Matter Protest
Authorities may treat the shooting as a hate crime.
Chicago Police Officer Charged With Murder After Video Shows Him Shooting Laquan McDonald 16 Times
“I was so disturbed by that videotape ... [by] the amount of callous disregard for this young man laying in the street.”