EPA to set limit for rocket fuel chemical in drinking water 3x higher than...
“This is another Trump administration gift to polluters and water utilities that have lobbied to be off the hook for cleaning up the problem.”
Are America’s biggest food companies making progress toward reducing animal suffering?
Like countless animal lovers, I have always considered myself as someone who deeply cares for animals. As a kid, my pet dogs,...
Chemical catastrophe: daily disasters spotlight America’s toxic time bomb
U.S. struggles with daily hazardous chemical incidents, underlining systemic safety lapses.
People’s vaccine: Calls grow for equal access to coronavirus vaccine as rich countries hoard...
A growing movement is calling for the development of a people’s vaccine and the suspension of intellectual property rights to expand access.
Coalition calls for bold pricing reforms to save $450 billion on drug costs
"Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices and then reinvesting those savings back into the program to expand services further strengthens our path towards universal coverage for all."
Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
America’s two pandemics
On an increasingly sickly planet, our future, in other words, remains up for grabs.
3 Pesticides Are Putting Nearly All U.S. Endangered Species At Risk
"This is a huge wake-up call."
Report: ‘No evidence that fracking can operate without threatening public health’
More than 1,500 scientific studies on the health and climate impacts of fracking prove its dangerous effect on communities, wildlife and nature.
97,000 US kids test positive for COVID-19 on the brink of schools reopening
While children make up a small fraction of the number of positive coronavirus cases in the U.S., their portion is growing.