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Environment & Health
Marilyn Baptiste Is the Winner of the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize for Her Activism in Canada
Marilyn Baptiste led her community in defeating one of the largest proposed gold and copper mines in British Columbia.
Massive Oil Spills, Exploding Bomb Trains, Hazardous Chemicals, Poisoned Water – What’s the Plan?
Now is our opportunity to create meaningful change.
Protesters Bring Ongoing “Situation” to New FERC Chairman
The Commissioners meeting planned for May is not likely to be interruption-free.
Climate Change Threatens More Than Two-Thirds of Rabbit Species
Climate change will have major effects on the ecology and distribution of many animal species.
Cyclone Pam Worsens Hardship in Port Vila’s Urban Settlements
Vanuatu has minimal capacity to cope with the relentless destructive toll of catastrophes year upon year.
Food Safety Scientists Have Ties to Big Tobacco
Several scientists who routinely review food ingredients for their safety did similar work for Big Tobacco.
“A Corporate Trojan Horse”: Critics Decry Secretive TPP Deal as a Threat to Democracy
“Fast-track” authority could be introduced soon.
Four Reasons Why the Transition From Fossil Fuels to a Green Energy Era Is Gaining Traction
Historians may look back on 2015 as the year that the renewable energy ascendancy began.
It’s Not Easy for Obama to Prove He’s Green
Hillary Clinton would probably stick with Obama's counterproductive energy policies.
Harvard Students Expand Blockade Calling for School to Divest From Fossil Fuels
Harvard has the largest endowment of any university.