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An inadequate focus on researching and understanding the role of the environment in cancer prevention is a failure for public health.

Before you write off the Green New Deal as unrealistic or a Commie plot, think about whether or not it's what we need.

Climatologists Warren Washington and Michael Mann "have the courage and commitment to inform and advance public discourse and policy on climate change"

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Study of more than 1,000 mothers and children in Europe links common chemicals to reduced lung function.

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