Public Health

For fisherfolk and coastal residents living in the impact zone of BP's 2010 oil spill, the disaster has never ended.

We are all lab rats in one giant, toxic and deadly experiment.

It is not draconian prison sentences for drug offenders that work, but addiction treatment.

The legislation will place a moratorium on fracking and well stimulation until the state fully studies the impact of the oil extraction on California's air and water quality, public …

Activists in Brockton and Salem Massachusetts are fighting new natural gas infrastructures that will endanger both towns' citizens while delaying - not transitioning - any move to renewable energy.

Reforms tackling the skyrocketing numbers of heroin and opiate-related overdoses are slowly coming; in the meantime, many, including Truthout Reporter Mike Ludwig, are sharing skills to keep their friends …

A new definition of terrorism - one that better addresses the crimes of these times - is required.

The impromptu relief efforts in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, as in every crisis, quashed the notions that humans are inherently selfish.

In today's context of higher population density, resource scarcity and revolutionary contraceptive options, a “let go and let God” approach to family planning no longer promotes the wellbeing of …

Sue Sturgis breaks down the numbers in the latest coal ash dumping incidents.