Environment

Plastics Are Being Funded by Your Tax Dollars

Joseph Winters / Grist Mar 16, 2024 Plastic manufacturers have received $9 billion in subsidies for new or bigger facilities since 2012. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Despite Stable Costs, More Are Uninsured as ‘Obamacare’ Sign-Ups Open

RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press Oct 31, 2019 The program's complexity was always a problem, and many low-income people still don't understand they can get financial help with premiums. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Minimum-Wage Earners Can’t Afford 2-Bedroom Rentals in U.S.

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jun 14, 2018 A study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition finds that the average worker would have to put in 122 hours per week to afford a two-bedroom apartment at the national fair market rent. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

States That Voted for Trump Hurt Most by His Health Care Decision

Christina A. Cassidy and Meghan Hoyer / AP Oct 14, 2017 Nearly 70 percent of those benefiting from cost-sharing subsidies live in states the president won in November. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Uproar After Trump Declares End of Health Care Subsidies

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Oct 13, 2017 Hours after signing an executive order that is expected to drive up insurance costs, the president takes another step toward dismantling the Affordable Care Act. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Subsidies

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jun 25, 2015 UPDATED: In a major victory for the Obama administration, the Supreme Court has ruled to uphold the federal subsidies that help nearly 6.4 million people pay for their health care. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New Energy Policy Needed as Nuclear Giants Take a Hit

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network May 29, 2015 Plans for a worldwide fleet of huge new nuclear reactors have collapsed, with the cancellation of a major project and no new orders being placed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Big Oil Gets $10 Million From Taxpayers Every Minute (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 18, 2015 Governments give fossil fuel companies $5.3 trillion in subsidies every year -- more than the world spends on health care, a new estimate by the International Monetary Fund says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Unfinished Nuclear Plants Raise Safety Doubts

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Apr 13, 2015 A new generation of giant reactors, meant to provide fresh hope for nuclear power in Europe, has been found to have a serious safety problem. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Energy Revolution Is In Reverse

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Apr 18, 2014 The world should be moving to a clean energy future, the IPCC says. The recent record of global greenhouse emissions show it's heading in entirely the wrong direction. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How the Rich Became Dependent on Government Welfare

David Sirota / Truthdig Mar 1, 2014 Remember when President Obama was lambasted for saying "you didn't build that"? Turns out he was right, at least when it comes to lots of stuff built by the world's wealthiest corporations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Walmart Got $150 Million in Government Subsidies

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Feb 27, 2014 Nonpartisan watchdog Good Jobs First just released a study showing that federal, state and local officials have awarded $63 billion in subsidies to Fortune 500 companies alone. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )