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Environment & Health
Direct Action Taken – and Needed – in the Lead-Up to Paris Climate Summit
This is direct action as it should be - an action which targets the very source of the problem and stops it in its tracks.
Forty Years After Vietnam, Blue Water Navy Vets Still Fighting for Agent Orange Compensation
The battle boils down to a comma.
A Worldwide Network of Seed Information Is Taking Root
Efforts to preserve and protect plant information are accelerating - but not without risks.
Lack of Regulation Blamed for Alarming Surge in Cancer Rate in Vietnam
Vietnam has a low survival rate for cancer sufferers even for a developing country.
El Niño – What It Will Bring This Year and How It Could Change With Global Warming
An El Nino is building that could possibly become a “mega” El Nino.
Bill McKibben on the University of California Divesting From Coal and Tar Sands
The university announced that it sold off more than $200 million worth of investments in coal and tar sands companies.
One by One, States Are Giving Consumers the Right to Know About Chemicals in Products
From Vermont to Washington, an increasing number of states are requiring companies to report their use of chemicals of concern.
For the Love of Water: The Ban on Mining in El Salvador
For several years, metal mining has been banned in El Salvador, and citizen groups are now working to enact a permanent nationwide ban.
The New York Times Leaves Out Professors Enlisted by the Food Industry
Buried in the emails is proof of collusion between the agribusiness and prominent academics.
EPA Coming Clean but Gold King a Gold Mine for Contractors
POGO's review of federal contracts shows that even before the spill began, the EPA was reacting to an emergency in the region.