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Why the U.S. Government Won’t Protect Us From Toxic Chemicals In...
In 1985, “We are the World” won song of the year, The Goonies and Back to the Future lit up the silver screen, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would assess the health risks of dioxins...
Cornell Study Links Fracking Wastewater with Mortality in Farm Animals
It has been a rough week for the shale industry. Earthquakes have...
President Obama Endorses Gay Marriage
President Obama came out in favor of gay marriage for the first time...
‘A delicate time’
Carolyn Drews has volunteered at the Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA) food bank for two years. The shelves have always been full. Recently, that’s...
Tropical Storm Ida takes shape in Caribbean
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tropical Storm Ida formed in the southwest Caribbean on Wednesday, about three weeks shy of the end of hurricane season. It was initially forecast to move north toward the Gulf of Mexico...
Obama to barnstorm swing states after State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON — President Obama will follow up his State...
World Sickle Cell Day highlights disease predominantly affecting people of color
Juneteenth celebrates African American freedom, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. and acknowledging a period in history that has had long-lasting influences...
GOP in no rush to legislate if ‘Obamacare’ goes down
Republicans still have only one thing in mind when it comes to President Barack Obama’s health care law: full repeal...
National photography project seeks to show Americans America
The woman cups her face with one hand, two kids with disheveled hair hang on her shoulders, rags lay in her lap. She stares...
Mole rats found to synthesize protein to prevent cancer
Blind mole rats cannot get cancer, and scientists have figured out why: The mammals produce a protein to kill their own cells when they multiply too much...
