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Walz’s Climate Record Is Complicated by Coziness With Fossil Fuel Companies
Though Tim Walz has been embraced by many in the climate movement, his record on Line 3 haunts him.
UN Chief Calls for Truce as Infant Tests Positive for Gaza’s First Case of Polio
“The ultimate vaccine for polio is peace and an immediate humanitarian ceasefire," António Guterres said.
Spread of Mpox Underscores Global Health Disparities and Lack of Vaccine Access
A mutated strain seems to be more contagious — and more deadly, threatening to become a pandemic on par with COVID-19.
Nike Promised Climate Action, But Its Corporate Jets Kept Flying — and Polluting
Since December, Nike has laid off 20 percent of its dedicated sustainability staff.
WHO Declares Mpox a Global Public Health Emergency as Africa Awaits Vaccines
Nigerian journalist Zubaida Baba Ibrahim says there’s still a vaccine shortage two years after the last major outbreak.
Universal Health Care Was Big on the 2020 Democratic Platform. Where Is It Now?
Democrats ran on health care in 2020. In this year’s draft platform, it gets a handful of bullet points.
Big Pharma Exploited Patent Laws to Keep Medicare Drug Prices High, Report Finds
The companies bent patent law to maintain a monopoly on certain drugs and prevent competition from entering the market.
More Than 3,000 Floridians Have Died From COVID Over Past 12 Months
CDC data suggests actual numbers may be higher and the state has a history of undercounting COVID deaths.
Activists Are Bringing the Heat to the Banks Funding Climate Crisis
The “Summer of Heat” movement is pushing Citibank to divest from fossil fuels. Will the bank listen?
In Rural Hawaii, Community Solar Project Offers Path to Energy Sovereignty
A model for community-driven renewable energy transition is emerging on the often-exploited island of Molokaʻi.