Sunday, May 31, 2026

143 million Americans may be exposed to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

Millions of Americans face exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, with new EPA data revealing the extent of contamination and fears of regulatory rollbacks under a Trump administration.

There are 2,000 untested chemicals in packaged foods—and it’s legal

A report by the Environmental Working Group reveals that an estimated 2,000 untested chemicals, several of them known or suspected carcinogens, are legally present in conventional packaged foods sold in U.S. supermarkets. But this major public health concern is largely unrecognized by the Food and Drug Administration, which operates under a policy on food additives dating back to 1958.

Why this isn’t the time for a public option or Medicare for some

What is the real purpose of a public option or lowering the age of Medicare when neither is an effective nor a lasting solution?

10 arrested as deadline to evacuate Dakota Access pipeline protest camp passes

“Allies around the world acting in solidarity with Standing Rock cannot stop now.”

Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna take on Big Pharma with new bill that will...

Currently, one in five American adults cannot afford to get prescription medication that they need.

Washington D.C. passes law allowing medical marijuana reciprocity with other states

This proposal to expand the D.C’s medical marijuana law also demonstrates another important reality.

EPA chief met with Bayer CEO over Supreme Court fight, agency records show

The June 17 meeting, between officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Bayer CEO Bill Anderson and two other top Bayer executives, came as Germany-based Bayer was working to quash costly U.S. litigation.

Koch-connected dark money funds much more than climate denial

It's time to unravel the network of science deniers who claim the mantle of science and expose them for what they are.

As climate change threatens food supplies, seed saving is an ancient act of resilience

In Norway, a high-tech seed vault flooded from melting permafrost. In Montana, locals keep their seeds in the library.

‘Hands Off My Birth Control’: Activists Demand US Supreme Court Protect Women’s Health

'Denying any woman the healthcare she needs and is guaranteed by law is discrimination, plain and simple'