EPA Is Jamming Through Rollbacks That Could Increase Coronavirus Deaths
The sustained effects of air pollution appear to make people particularly vulnerable to the effects of the coronavirus.
Environment
The Coronavirus Crisis
Kaiser Permanente Threatened to Fire Nurses Treating Covid-19 Patients for Wearing Their Own Masks, Unions Say
California Kaiser Permanente facilities downgraded coronavirus protective standards to shore up supplies, but said nurses couldn't wear their own gear.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Oakland Hospital Took in Coronavirus Cruise Patients. Now, Low on Supplies, Nurses Asked to Reuse Disposable Masks.
“I don’t mind caring for people and being in the front line of this," a nurse told The Intercept. “But being grossly unprotected is not acceptable.”
The Coronavirus Crisis
2.2 Million People in the U.S. Could Die If Coronavirus Goes Unchecked
Exposure to air pollution could make the virus particularly deadly for poor Americans.
Newark’s Lead Crisis Isn’t Over: "People Are Still Drinking Water That They Shouldn’t"
Newark distributed filters and took measures to address lead in its water supply, but residents say they don't go far enough.
The Climate Movement Doesn't Know How to Talk With Union Members About Green Jobs
Author and labor organizer Jane McAlevey on why winning on climate in the 2020 election means changing how we talk about the clean economy.
After Police Defend a Gas Pipeline Over Indigenous Land Rights, Protesters Shut Down Railways Across Canada
Inside the Wet’suwet’en resistance camp standing in the way of the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
A Canadian Energy Company Bought an Oregon Sheriff’s Unit
Pembina was the sole funding source of a sheriff’s unit that monitored opposition to the proposed Jordan Cove natural gas pipeline and export terminal.
Puerto Rico’s Power Failures Inspired a Rooftop Solar Movement. But Officials Are Undermining It — in Favor of Natural Gas.
The island’s electric grid is too centralized to be resilient. But politicians and investors are obstructing a grassroots movement for community solar.
The War on Immigrants
Trump Is Blowing Up a National Monument in Arizona to Make Way for the Border Wall
“A historically significant area is going to be changed irreparably. You’re never going to be able to put it back together.”