A small act of scientific civil disobedience
Big science publications put important peer-reviewed research behind expensive paywalls. But some scientists have found creative ways around them.
CBO’s Obamacare predictions: How accurate?
CBO did better than the White House would have you believe.
The GOP health bill is an assault on people of color
The health care overhaul will cut programs that help black and brown people, while providing tax cuts for the wealthy that would disproportionately help whites.
Paul Ryan fundraised with health insurance lobbying firm just before his powerpoint
Records show Ryan spent much of the year flying to resorts and huddling with lobbyists to raise huge amounts of cash to maintain his party’s control of the House of Representatives.
EPA sued for failure to release glyphosate documents
The EPA has no legal basis for refusing to produce these records.
Exxon, Peabody coal lobby for bill poised to load EPA science board with polluters
“That is a science advisory board – it will not function better by having fewer scientists on it."
California judge rules against Monsanto, allows cancer warning on Roundup
It’s great to see democracy is alive and well in California where judges are still willing to stand up for science, even against the most powerful corporate polluters.
Pesticides cause ‘catastrophic’ harm to people and planet, UN report says
“The overuse of pesticides has crippled agricultural ecosystems by helping to spur pest infestations.”
Protests begin in DC after motion to halt Dakota Access is denied
Energy Transfer Partners, the pipeline company that owns Dakota Access, has already been drilling under Lake Oahe for weeks.
The facts on the GOP health care bill
Many of the ACA taxes would be eliminated.