Methane Discovered in Drinking Water Near Fracking Wells
A Stanford researcher found the highest risk of leaks was from shallow natural gas wells drilled in California, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Tom Goldtooth: ‘They cannot extinguish the fire that Standing Rock started’
The camp may be gone, but the fight will continue. The seeds have been planted, and they will continue to grow.
Big Pharma Preps to Spend Hundreds of Millions to Keep Drug Prices High
"PhRMA's decision to hike membership dues 50 percent will increase the trade group's considerable coffers to more than $300 million per year," Politico reports
Food for Thought
Waste is a pretty bad thing – particularly in these days when we are all noticing that the price of food is increasing.
Is speaking up for Medicare for All a crime?
As a longtime D.C.-area advocate, I’ve visited Capitol Hill and Members of Congress many times. But never before have I felt I...
H.R. 1101 threatens small business owners and employees
Prior to the ACA, small business owners paid substantially more on average for health coverage and received fewer comprehensive benefits than larger companies.
New Evidence Suggests Monsanto Larvicide Is To Blame For Birth Defects in Brazil
Zika virus may not be the culprit in huge increase in microcephaly cases but, rather, Monsanto larvicide used in Brazilian water supply.
Pharma mobilizes army of lobbyists to tank Democrats’ Medicare drug pricing plan
"Big Pharma is fighting hard to keep their price-setting monopoly intact," said one advocacy coalition.
Jimmy Kimmel to Sen. Bill Cassidy: “Stop using my name!”
“Most of the congresspeople who vote on this bill probably won’t even read it.”
Cannabis Americas Common Sense Crops
Thirty-two states have legalized medical marijuana in some form or another. With the help of some reform-minded activists and the general public, are our politicians starting to come to their senses on cannabis?