health
Lawmakers to push worker safety bills, but timetable uncertain
April 4, 2019After breaking the GOP grip on the House lawmakers have held their first hearing in years on worker health and safety issues.
Read moreNew York becomes second state to ban plastic bags
April 3, 2019In passing the ban, New York follows California, which was the first state in the nation to ban plastic bags in 2016.
Read moreMiners’ black lung fund running dry after GOP cuts coal tax
March 20, 2019Trump and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell have reaped huge contributions from the coal industry, and now they're suffocating miners, literally.
Read moreStudy finds racial gap between who causes air pollution and who breathes it
March 18, 2019A study published Monday reveals a new level of environmental injustice.
Read moreWater crisis continues in Newark – Is it New Jersey’s Flint?
January 30, 2019City officials argue the comparison to Flint is bogus and that they're working on solutions, but residents say their health can't wait.
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