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King v. Burwell Could Turn Back the Clock for Women’s Health
If policymakers are serious about the health and financial wellbeing of women and families, they should expand and strengthen the ACA.
Oil and Gas Industry-Funded Website FrackFeed.com Off to Shaky Start
FrackFeed.com is a new oil and gas industry supported website whose mission is to challenge the negative public perception of fracking.
Hard to Swallow: Toxic Water Under a Toxic System in Flint
A growing number of cities in Michigan are finding themselves in one water-related crisis.
Should People Give Up Nutella for the Sake of Our Trees?
Tens of millions of acres of forest have been cut down to make way for large scale palm oil plantations.
Six Tiny Island Countries to Sue Big Oil for Disrupting the Climate
Those participating nations are: Vanuatu, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Fiji, Solomon Islands and the Philippines.
Is Aircraft Cabin Air Toxic?
We may not be far away from establishing a valid and reliable measurement of exposure.
Exports of Liquified Natural Gas Increase Fracking and Pollution
Liquefied natural gas is a disaster for both public health and the climate.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The “Monsanto Protection Act” Is Back, and More
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Taking Our Sweet Crude Time
World leaders are resolving to stop cooking the planet after they're dead.
“Jurassic World” and the Dinosaurs at the USDA
The USDA fails to regulate even as biotechnologists deploy risky new genetic engineering techniques.