Environment
Wildfire smoke could soon kill 71,000 Americans every year
September 23, 2025The haze may already kill 40,000 people in the U.S. each year — the same number who die in traffic crashes. Climate change will only make matters worse.
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Big polluters no longer need to report poisoning environment
September 22, 2025Trump’s latest mandate greenlights whatever greenhouse gas emitters want to do
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Gas stove makers quietly delete air pollution warnings as they fight mandatory health labels
September 17, 2025Manufacturers sued to stop a Colorado law requiring air quality warnings, arguing gas stoves are safe. Some of their websites once said the opposite.
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Trump halts big offshore wind project, killing 1,000 jobs
August 27, 2025Sean McGarvey, president of North America’s Building Trades Unions, condemned the resulting job cuts.
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New crisis in miners’ health brings troubling memories
August 26, 2025Screening systems and compensation for victims of Black Lung has been the focus of decades of struggle by unionized miners and their allies.
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