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Public Health
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Marla Spivak: Breeding Bees to Detect Disease
With honeybee populations on the decline, scientists, lawyers, and even artists have set out to save humanity's most important pollinators.
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Is Your Child Coloring With Asbestos?
Experts say there is no "safe" level of asbestos exposure.
Pennsylvania Residents Near Fracking Sites Report Health Problems
Health department employees were told not to talk to residents complaining of fracking-related symptoms.
SCOTUS Steps in to Prevent Further Texas Abortion Clinic Closures
A ruling would have shuttered all but nine abortion clinics.
The State(s) of the Affordable Care Act
In some states, only extremely poor parents and children are eligible for Medicaid, leaving large numbers of people who unable to access health care.
Supreme Court Tosses EPA Rules That Would Prevent Thousands of Asthma Cases
EPA rules limiting toxic air pollution emissions would have prevented thousands of cases of asthma, birth defects and other health problems.
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The More They Dig, the More They Find: DDT Cleanup Continues for Mid-Michigan Town
Federal, state officials are making progress cleaning up harmful chemicals in St. Louis, Michigan, but more work remains and there is still no comprehensive health study.
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In the Shadow of Big Oil: Walks Unite Frontline Refinery Communities
Bay area Native-Americans lead "healing" protests to expose the high rates of asthma and cancer residents near refineries face.
Exports of Liquified Natural Gas Increase Fracking and Pollution
Liquefied natural gas is a disaster for both public health and the climate.
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US Prisons Block Access to Lifesaving Addiction Medication
Why are prison bosses ignoring medical treatments that reduce crime and save lives?