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Largely unregulated pipelines designed to shuttle CO2 have many concerned for their health and livelihoods.
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Environment & Health

Great Plains Farmers Push Back Against CO2 Pipelines Encroaching on Their Land

Largely unregulated pipelines designed to shuttle CO2 have many concerned for their health and livelihoods.
by
Leanna First-Arai,
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April 9, 2022
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Sen. Joe Manchin, pictured with the Grant Town Power Plant.
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Environment & Health

West Virginians Gear Up for “Coal Baron Blockade” at Joe Manchin’s Coal Plant

West Virginians are capping off a week of climate action by demanding a clean energy transition at Manchin’s coal plant.
by
Candice Bernd,
Truthout
April 8, 2022
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Medical workers with Delta Health Center prepare to vaccinate people at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic in a rural Delta community on April 29, 2021, in Leland, Mississippi.
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Environment & Health

Vaccinations for Medicaid Patients Are Far Behind Those for Privately Insured

The pandemic has highlighted how inequality continues to fuel disparities in vaccination against preventable disease.
by
Liz Essley Whyte,
The Center for Public Integrity
April 8, 2022
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Police officers remove a climate activist of the Scientist Rebellion group from a protest in front of the Congress of Deputies in Madrid, Spain, on April 6, 2022.
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Environment & Health

1,000+ Scientists Worldwide Engaged in Civil Disobedience for Climate Action

Scientists chained themselves to the White House fence, blocked bridges and occupied buildings. Dozens were arrested.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
April 7, 2022
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A sign reading, 'masks required in this area,' is seen as travelers prepare to check-in for their flight at the Miami International Airport on February 1, 2021 in Miami, Florida.
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Environment & Health

A Majority of Adults Still Support Masking in Public to Prevent COVID Surges

Most Black, Latinx and working-class adults support masking. Most Republicans say people should stop wearing masks.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
April 7, 2022
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to union retirees and UFCW members at the UAW Local 74 in Ottumwa, Iowa, on July 21, 2019.
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Environment & Health

Sanders, Bush Unveil Bill to Use the Defense Production Act to Fund Clean Energy

The bill could help reframe the energy independence debate away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energies.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 6, 2022
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Fishermen stand on a ship deck surrounded by fish
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Illegal Fishing Is Pushing Ocean Ecosystems Toward Collapse

Illegal fishing is also stripping millions of people of their food security and livelihoods.
by
Steve Trent,
Truthout
April 6, 2022
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People hurriedly walk past a mural depicting health care workers linking arms
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Dwindling Public Concern About COVID Is Handing Republicans a Gift

Despite both parties’ COVID failures, a slew of Republican wins would entirely extinguish hopes for preparedness.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
April 4, 2022
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A health care worker administers a covid-19 test to a patient through a car window
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Environment & Health

Poorest US Counties Suffered Twice the COVID Deaths of the Richest

The finding is being seen as a damning indictment of the U.S. government’s pandemic response.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
April 4, 2022
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A detail of the pilot carbon dioxide capture plant is pictured at Amager Bakke waste incinerator in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 24, 2021.
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Environment & Health

Waste Incinerators May Be Spreading “Forever Chemicals” Through the Air

Research suggests waste incinerators are contributing to airborne PFAS pollution, which U.S. regulators aren’t tracking.
by
Marina Schauffler,
Environmental Health News
April 2, 2022
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