Zika spreads in U.S., is prevented in Cuba
By Lyn Neeley August 30, 2016 Transmission of Zika is escalating in Florida. As of Aug. 24, the number of locally contracted [...]
Climate & Environment
Native peoples block toxic oil pipeline
By Kris Hamel August 24, 2016 Aug. 23 — The start of construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline, a multi-state, [...]
Facing explosion of Zika in Puerto Rico, protest stops toxic spraying before it starts
By Lyn Neeley August 11, 2016 There is widespread opposition in Puerto Rico to the imposition of aerial spraying of Naled by [...]
China, global warming and technological innovation
By Deirdre Griswold August 11, 2016 China’s Elevated Transit Bus Any meaningful efforts to limit carbon dioxide emissions, [...]
Out of the headlines, Flint’s water still unsafe
By Martha Grevatt July 8, 2016 Only a few months ago the Flint water crisis was front-page news around the country. The [...]
Zika, the Olympics and the Brazilian coup
June 24, 2016 More than 230 scientific researchers, bioethicists and health experts from around the world have written an [...]
Zika: Crisis of the poor
By Lyn Neeley June 12, 2016 As the thermometer soars past 90 degrees and Zika arrives in the Southern states, summer won’t [...]
Detroit activists oppose increased fracking waste
By Mike Shane May 27, 2016 Protest against fracking waste expansion in Detroit neighborhood, May 8. Detroit residents and [...]
Congress fiddles while Zika looms
May 26, 2016 While the U.S. Congress votes hundreds of billions of dollars for military expansion, it is squeezing health [...]
Fort McMurray fire: An ecological and financial disaster for workers
By G. Dunkel May 23, 2016 The fire that began on May 1 southwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, has consumed over a [...]
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