Environment / Health

A Textbook Case of Environmental Injustice

People of color are more likely to be exposed to pollution than white people. A proposed Louisiana plastics plant shows how.

From the pandemic to climate change to police violence, today’s crises require global collaboration on a scale never seen before.

Japan has begun dumping wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean.

By supporting quality home care, the plan will help seniors avoid dangerous, for-profit nursing facilities.

Care workers are more essential than ever, but most don’t get a living wage or even a single sick day. It’s time to fix that.

My insurance says my cancer drugs aren’t “medically necessary.” No one should have to fight for care like this.

The last administration was a superspreader of anti-Asian racism.

The American Rescue Plan will help over 1 million uninsured Americans get covered — and cut premiums by half for millions more.

Without public transit, I couldn’t have gotten my degree. And all of us need it to keep our planet livable.

Americans will have to fight hard to protect their water from corporate greed. They can learn a lot from El Salvador.