Internal studies and other documents show that 3M knew by the 1970s that PFOA and PFOS were toxic and accumulating in people’s blood. By Sharon Lerner

The Green New Deal is not a piecemeal approach that trains a water gun on a blazing fire, but a comprehensive plan to transform society for the better. By Naomi Klein

Six months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans are designing a recovery that defends their island. Politicians and bitcoin billionaires have other ideas. By Naomi Klein

Catastrophic hurricanes, heartless vivisectionists, criminal polluters, and climate supervillains like Scott Pruitt were all on extravagant display in 2018. Yet as a new generation of congressional leaders begins to make its mark in Washington, D.C., the prospect of a Green New Deal gives us reason to be cautiously hopeful.

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Nathaniel Rich, in his massive New York Times Magazine article, argues “human nature” kept “us” from fixing climate change in the 1980s. He’s dead wrong.

By Naomi Klein

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Internal documents from a chemical industry trade group detail an elaborate plan to defeat a local ordinance banning aerial spraying of pesticides.

By Sharon Lerner

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DuPont’s Chambers Works manufacturing site has been ground zero for some of the world’s most environmentally devastating commercial enterprises.

By Sharon Lerner

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An FBI agent claimed she was moved by #MeToo to ask an activist about an alleged sexual assault. An audio recording shows she was interested in much more.

By Alleen Brown, John Knefel

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As climate scientists call for a dramatic transformation of the world’s economy, a new set of deniers is starting to coalesce around something easier.

By Kate Aronoff

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Just what would a Green New Deal entail, exactly?

By Kate Aronoff

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New documents show how U.S. spies gathered intelligence related to environmental conflicts, disasters, and resources

By Alleen Brown, Miriam Pensack

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Managing the perceived security threat of Indigenous-led anti-pipeline movements has become a priority on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border.

By Alleen Brown, Will Parrish

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An investigation into Ridglan Farms shines a light on a largely hidden industry that breeds and cages dogs for the sole purpose of experimentation.

By Glenn Greenwald, Leighton Akio Woodhouse

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A Freedom of Information Act document shows the EPA administrator’s expenses jumped $1.1 million from the last disclosure a month ago.

By Lee Fang, Nick Surgey