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Environment & Health
California Wildfires Are a Climate Wake-Up Call — But Is Anyone Listening?
Evacuated journalist Sonali Kolhatkar says corporate media cover such disasters as isolated incidents instead.
15 of the 20 Most Destructive Wildfires in CA Have Occurred in the Past Decade
The effects of the climate crisis appear to be making California wildfires more destructive.
Fluorinated Drugs, a Type of PFAS, Contaminate Drinking Water for 23M in US
A new study finds the bulk of PFAS entering and exiting wastewater treatment plants is made up of fluorinated drugs.
Biden’s Offshore Drilling “Ban” Won’t Protect Gulf of Mexico From Oil Spills
Biden invoked the 2010 BP oil spill, but his ban doesn’t include the area of the Gulf where the spill occurred.
Big Agriculture Is Leading Us Into the Bird Flu Abyss
The federal government's deference to agriculture industry interests has put the US at risk of a public health crisis.
COVID Rates Are Up in What Experts Are Calling a “Silent Surge” Across the US
“There’s a good chance that a lot of people are going to get sick in the next couple of weeks,” one expert predicted.
Biden Permanently Bans Offshore Drilling Across 625M Acres of Coastal Territory
This executive action could be difficult for the Trump administration to reverse.
Indians in Flood-Prone Areas Are on Front Lines of Growing Mental Health Crisis
Health care workers in India note rising instances of solastalgia, the pain of seeing one’s home environment degrade.
Chicago’s Municipal Government Now Runs Entirely on Renewable Energy
To achieve its climate goals, the city helped finance the largest solar farm east of the Mississippi.
Amazon Nears Ecological Tipping Point as Fires and Drought Ravage Rainforest
Dry conditions were fueled by deforestation and the El Niño weather pattern, and made worse by climate change.