Truthout
Environment & Health
Lying About Science for Politics Is Evil
Right now, 17 attorneys general here in the United States are investigating allegations that ExxonMobil misled the public about how the company's business model threatens the planet and public …
As Extreme Weather Sweeps Across US, Is New Democratic Platform on Climate Change Too Weak?
We speak with Michael Mann, a professor of atmospheric science at Penn State University.
High Levels of Toxins Found in Bodies of People Living Near Fracking Sites
This study is the first to show that harmful chemicals from natural gas operations are contaminating bodies of Wyoming residents.
“My Four Months as a Private Prison Guard”: Shane Bauer Goes Undercover to Expose Conditions
Shane Bauer undercover journalist working as a guard at a private prison in Louisiana.
Feed Me, Pharma: More Evidence That Industry Meals Are Linked to Costlier Prescribing
A third study shows an association between physician drug choices and their interactions with the pharmaceutical industry.
Roadblocks to Restoring the Everglades
Funding tensions, water pollution slow down the most ambitious ecosystem restoration plan in the world.
Obama Administration Approved Gulf Fracking During Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Fracking technology has been used to maximize fossil-fuel production at hundreds of offshore wells in the Gulf of Mexico.
Monsanto, the USA’s Monster
Few corporations in the world are as loathed — and as sinister — as Monsanto.
Why Dying Coral Reefs Will Bring Planetary Instability
Instead of protecting the Great Barrier Reef and other coral reefs like it, we're destroying them.
International Agribusiness Targets Farmland in Brazil
Land speculation stimulates the expansion of plantations across Brazil, increasing land conflicts and displacement of Indigenous communities.