Monday, June 1, 2026

Bruno Mars donates $1 million to Flint water crisis relief effort

“Ongoing challenges remain years later for Flint residents, and it’s important that we don’t forget our brothers and sisters affected by this disaster.”

EPA announces Lead and Copper Rule Improvements proposal to remove lead pipes from water...

The proposal requires states, water utilities, and communities to locate lead water service lines, then utility companies are tasked with replacing a minimum of 10 percent of the lead water pipes every year to reach completion within the 10-year time frame.

Mike Pence sees a ‘real opportunity’ to gut health care for poor people

Trump’s White House will likely go along with efforts to block grant Medicaid.

Not fit for purpose: Neoliberalism and Covid 19

At this time of crisis, we will still need to raise our voices to call on governments to use their resources to care for ordinary citizens, not cater to the whims of industry and the wealthy.

Scientists warn about dangers of disinfectants

“It’s ironic that the chemicals we’re deploying in vain for one health crisis are actually fueling another.”
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How Cuba beat the pandemic: From developing new vaccines to sending doctors overseas to...

For decades, Cuba has heavily invested in its medical and pharmaceutical system, in part because of the six-decade-old U.S. embargo.

5 biggest pesticide companies are making billions from ‘highly hazardous’ chemicals, investigation finds

The researchers found that the sale of these highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs), disproportionately occurred in poorer nations, which often have fewer regulations than industrialized nations.

Do better than a rip-off health care system

Universal care would unite our society under the essential democratic principle that we Americans really are "all in this together."

Exposed to agent orange at US bases, veterans face cancer without VA compensation

The half dozen veterans who spoke with KFF Health News said they want the military to take responsibility.