health and safety
AFL-CIO: Stop Trump crusade to expose people to dangerous chemicals
November 20, 2025Labor unions demand that the Toxic Substances Control Act be left in place, not eliminated, as corporations desire.
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Breast cancer, dizziness, headaches: El Paso residents ask if a warehouse’s toxic emissions are to blame
October 6, 2025El Paso residents confront troubling questions about their health.
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Gas stove makers quietly delete air pollution warnings as they fight mandatory health labels
September 17, 2025Manufacturers sued to stop a Colorado law requiring air quality warnings, arguing gas stoves are safe. Some of their websites once said the opposite.
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Kennedy wants to limit CDC’s role to infectious diseases
September 3, 2025The latest from award-winning People's World cartoonist Greg Kearney.
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Investigator: Pennsylvania coke plant blast that killed two ‘shouldn’t have happened’
August 14, 2025As part of Trump’s massive deregulation push, the EPA trashed rules that would be useful for preventing future incidents like this one.
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