Environment

A New Tax Credit for Biogas Could Be a Boon to Factory Farms

John McCracken / Grist Nov 1, 2022 Experts say the Inflation Reduction Act's push for biogas is "one step forward and two steps back." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

United We Stan

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Radio Host Limbaugh Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Feb 5, 2020 The conservative commentator, who just announced he has advanced lung cancer, is presented with the honor during Trump's State of the Union. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump’s EPA Poses Huge Cancer Risks

Sam Pizzigati / OtherWords Jan 27, 2020 Industry-friendly regulators are letting chemical companies flood the country with toxins. It should be a scandal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Valerie Harper, Taboo-Busting ‘Rhoda’ TV Star, Dies at 80

JOHN ROGERS / The Associated Press Aug 30, 2019 The four-time Emmy-winning actress, a breakout sidekick on breakout star on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," had been battling cancer for years. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated for Tumor on Pancreas

JESSICA GRESKO / The Associated Press Aug 23, 2019 The Supreme Court issues a statement saying the 86-year-old justice is cancer-free after completing radiation therapy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

This EPA Rule Change Could Kill Thousands

Olivia Alperstein / OtherWords Jan 13, 2019 While Americans were quietly preparing to ring in the New Year, the EPA gave families a deadly present to start the year off wrong. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Prominent Doctors Fail to Disclose Industry Ties in Medical Journals

Charles Ornstein and Katie Thomas / ProPublica Dec 8, 2018 The dean of Yale’s medical school is among leading medical figures who have not accurately disclosed relationships with drug companies. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Scientists Say Monsanto Weed Killer Contributes to Honeybee Deaths

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Sep 25, 2018 The widely used herbicide Roundup, which some reports have linked to causing cancer, is also a major factor in the bees’ decline, a study says. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Black Patients Miss Out on Promising Cancer Drugs

Caroline Chen and Riley Wong / ProPublica Sep 19, 2018 A survey finds African Americans are underrepresented in clinical trials, even for medicines that might disproportionately benefit them. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

17 Years Later, Almost 10,000 People Are Living With Cancers Related to 9/11

Ilana Novick Sep 11, 2018 It’s not just first responders who were harmed by fumes from the lower Manhattan attack, but workers, students and area residents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Leading Cancer Researcher Fails to Disclose Corporate Payments

Charles Ornstein / ProPublica, and Katie Thomas / The New York Times Sep 9, 2018 A senior official at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has received millions of dollars from companies involved in medical research. His omissions expose how weakly conflict-of-interest rules are enforced by research journals. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )