| Feb 6, 2019 | Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedAs a fourth-year medical student, I’ve learned plenty about caring for patients with common illnesses and injuries. But as a native of fire-ravaged Northern California, and a student in Pennsylvania — where I hear regularly about communities torn apart by the...
| Jan 9, 2019 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWhile Americans were quietly preparing to ring in the New Year, the EPA gave families a deadly present to start the year off wrong. On December 28, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal that would effectively weaken the Mercury and Air Toxics...
| Nov 20, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyOne of the most important federal agencies on everything from climate to power use to property rights is one few Americans have heard of. While little-known, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has a huge impact on energy policy in the United States. It...
| | Editors Picks|Environment / HealthThe holiday season is upon us. As we dive into our annual shopping, there’s one little thing many of us turn a blind eye to: the massive amount of paper receipts we collect throughout the season. (Although, if you shop at CVS, you might already know those paper...
| Sep 19, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedSeptember 11 is already an annual day of mourning. But while the nation grieved over victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency announced a plan future generations may well grieve as a tragedy in its own...