Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Tag: environmentalists

Nearly 200 environmental defenders killed in 2023, marking another deadly year

Nearly 200 environmental defenders were killed for protecting their lands and communities from ecological devastation in 2023 alone, bringing the total number of killings since 2012 to 2,106.

Nearly 200 environmentalists were murdered for their work in 2022

New report from Global Witness calls for greater protection of activists on the front lines of the climate crisis.

Biden’s American Jobs Plan met with criticism from progressive activists and...

“There are a lot wins for us in this package. Despite those wins, the plan lacks a commitment to the full scale of transformation that is needed of our economy.”

Environmentalists sue Trump’s USDA for killing more than 1.2 million native...

“This mass slaughter is carried out in our backyards, on public lands, and in beloved parks; there is no limit to the program’s reach.”

Environmentalists Want Your Help Building a Climate Congress

A group of Californians are trying to crowdsource a Wiki on the environmental stances of candidates for the US House and Senate.

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New study finds CT scans to account for 5 percent of cancer diagnoses

While some experts caution against CT scans, many believe the modeling used in this study left much uncertainty.
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White House cancels $810 million in congressional spending days before fiscal year ends

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Republican, called the pocket rescission unlawful, and the House is out of session until after the November election.
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Tennessee lawmakers demand answers after report that private youth prisons hid abuse

One company runs all three of the state's highest-security youth prisons, and Tennessee plans to spend more than $400 million on additional facilities.
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She Left After Waiting Hours in the Emergency Room. The ER Billed Her Anyway.

A patient in Illinois was billed after leaving an emergency room without being treated, in KFF Health News' Bill of the Month series.
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Pennsylvania measles outbreak reaches 890 cases with four deaths

Fewer than 1 percent of cases are among vaccinated people, and MMR doses given in the state ran well above a typical month in August and September.