Truthout
Environment & Health
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.
French Secret Service Agent Who Led Fatal 1985 Bombing of Greenpeace Ship Breaks His Silence
Jean-Luc Kister wants to apologize for his actions 30 years ago.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Large Infrastructure Projects Could Have Disastrous Effects on Our Planet, and More
In today's On the News segment: The large infrastructure projects planned in the next 15 years could have a disastrous effect on our planet; the US Navy is investing …
Ladydrawers: … Like Lupus
The Ladydrawers look at race and autoimmune disorders, and the disproportionate number of women of color affected by lupus.
Told to Fix Leaky Oil Train Cars in Two Months, Owners Sought Three Years
Regulators gave the owners until end of 2015.
“And God Is the Water”: Reflections on the EPA Spill, Power and the US Southwest
A complete reconceptualization of power is required to stop the painful death march in the US Southwest.
“You Fly to the Edge of the Tar Sands, and … No Life”: The Issue of Our Time
University of Montana professor George Price on permaculture, race and how he's standing up to tar sands extraction.