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Climate Change Breeds Disease; Public Health Cuts Help It Spread

May 16, 2026 Gary Wilson, Struggle - La Lucha. , , , ,
Before anyone boarded the MV Hondius, the conditions for an outbreak were already forming across the landscapes where climate disruption, rodents and human activity increasingly collide. Argentina’s health ministry has recorded 101 hantavirus infections since June 2025 — roughly twice as many as the same period the year before. Officials have not yet identified the cause of the surge. Climate science offers a strong candidate. Argentina and neighboring countries endured years of severe drought from 2021 to 2024, including Argentina’s worst dry spell in more than 60 years in 2023, followed by extreme rainfall in 2024.

Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Organize Peoples Tribunal For Justice

May 4, 2026 Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. , , , , , , ,
In 1945, tens of thousands of occupied Koreans were forced to live in Japan, primarily as impoverished workers. When the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 70,000 Koreans were impacted. Though they and their succeeding generations have been severely harmed by the exposure to radiation, they still have not received recognition, an apology or compensation for their suffering. A delegation of atomic bomb victims just completed a tour of the United States and testified before the United Nations. Clearing the FOG speaks with Shim Jin-tae, Han Jeongsun and a representative of Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK) about their experiences and their struggle for a nuclear-free world. Translation provided by Hyunsook Elizabeth "Echo" Cho.

Unfounded Health Concerns Are Powering A Solar Backlash

April 26, 2026 Anna Clark, Pro Publica. , , ,
Kevin Heath had hoped there would be solar panels by now on his family farm in southeastern Michigan, roughly 50 miles outside Detroit. About six years ago, he agreed to lease part of his land for a solar project. It would help him pay off debt and keep the farm in the family, he said. But the opportunity was thwarted when, in 2023, following pushback from some local residents, his township passed an ordinance that banned large solar projects from land zoned for agriculture. In the fight over solar development, Heath said he was bombarded by just about every argument from critics — including claims that solar fields are a health hazard.

Promoting Well-Being With Healthy Community Stores

April 21, 2026 Susan Kelley, Portside. , , ,
Jasmine Robbs recently drove across Buffalo during her lunch break just to shop at her favorite store – Buffalo’s Golden Corner on the East Side – because it sells fresh fruit, vegetables and other healthy options. At the store’s entrance, two coolers stock spinach, lemons, avocado, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, yogurt, eggs, dairy products, almond milk and stacks of to-go boxes packed with brilliant raspberries, grapes, pineapple and strawberries. “Every time I spend my food stamps, I am able to cash out on fresh fruits and vegetables, which is imperative,” said Robbs, who says she doesn’t shop anywhere else. “That is my go-to.”

An Epidemic Is Erupting Among California Stoneworkers

April 21, 2026 Kayla Yup, In these Times. , , , , ,
Luis Hernandez, then 35, woke to a gray, hazy sky on Feb. 17, 2024. He opted for a warm sweater and cargo pants with pockets just big enough to hold his spare canister of oxygen, but he hoped he wouldn’t need it. It would be a big day out for him and his friends — the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif., was hosting a special Pokemon Go event where some of the rarest Pokemon could be found. When the group arrived, they headed straight to the belly of the bowl, blanketed with bright green turf. Hernandez settled into a rhythm: Walk 50 feet. Pause for 30 minutes. Catch some Pokemon. Walk another 50 feet. Pause another 30 minutes. Catch some Pokemon.

Oil Explosion In Black Town Traces Back To Iran And Venezuela Crises

April 8, 2026 Adam Mahoney, Black Agenda Report. , , , , , ,
John Beard takes no pleasure in being right. In January, he told Capital B that he feared U.S. military action in Venezuela, which ultimately gave America preferential access to the South American nation’s vast oil reserves, would lead to disaster in southeast Texas. “The chickens have come home to roost,” Beard said over the phone, between fielding calls from his neighbors. “Our exact fears have come true.” On March 23, an explosion at the Valero Port Arthur Refinery shook homes as far as 11 miles away and sent a thick black plume across the predominantly Black city.

Supreme Court Overturns Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban

April 6, 2026 Cassandra Swart, People's World. , , ,
Washington, DC—In a shocking setback for LGBTQ+ rights, on Tuesday, March 31, the Supreme Court overturned Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy, calling it unconstitutional. The state law was aimed at blocking the practice, which seeks to suppress the identity and sexuality of queer youth. Extensive documented evidence from the American Medical Association has found that conversion therapy carried out on transgender minors is inherently harmful and leads to increased rates of suicide and psychological distress. But the Supreme Court ruled that Colorado’s medical malpractice law violated the freedom of speech of Kaley Chiles, a licensed conversion therapist.

To Make America Healthy Again, Break Up Big Ag

March 30, 2026 Amanda Claire Starbuck, Counter Punch. , , , ,
President Trump has systematically broken virtually every promise made on the campaign trail to court health-focused voters. His most recent walk-backs on pesticide reform are a cruel insult to the idea of “making America healthy again.” Among other controversies, he issued an executive order to boost the production of glyphosate, a toxic pesticide linked to cancer. And he’s repeatedly sided with Bayer in a Supreme Court case that will determine legal immunity from health-related lawsuits for pesticide manufacturers. Voters of both parties are hungry for a new path forward.

Big Oil Knew It Was Wrecking Louisiana’s Coast

March 17, 2026 Emily Sanders, DeSmog. , , , ,
Scott Eustis is doing what he can to keep Louisiana afloat. As a veteran wetland and fisheries researcher and lifelong resident, he says he is sure of what caused the damage to the state’s delicate marshlands and drowning coast: the oil drilling that employed his grandfather decades prior. “My granddad worked for these companies,” said Eustis. “If he were still alive, he would tell you, straight up: They owe us the land.”  For a century, oil companies dredged canals through coastal wetlands, dissecting marshes to get to and from wells, and dumped toxic wastewater into marshes and unlined earthen pits. Those wells, canals, pits, and leftover pollution were largely abandoned.

GOP Farm Bill Set To Unleash Pesticide Use

March 15, 2026 Michael Arria, Truthout. , , , , ,
The “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026” that is coming up for a House vote this spring is yet another GOP-led assault on the country’s food safety, warn public health organizations, environmental groups, and animal rights advocates, who are sounding the alarm over the five-year bill. The House Committee on Agriculture passed the “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026” on March 5 by a 34-17 vote. All 27 Republicans on the committee backed the bill, and seven Democrats crossed the aisle to join them. The legislation will now head to Congress.

The Truth About Roundup Herbicide

March 1, 2026 Jim Goodman, Counter Punch. , , , ,
Roundup was developed in the 1970s as a non-selective herbicide, meaning it would kill almost any growing plant it touched. It was an effective burn-down herbicide farmers could apply prior to planting and it assured an almost weed-free field at the beginning of the growing season. Roundup could be used in non-agricultural situations as well, to kill weeds and grass growing in sidewalk and patio cracks, around buildings etc, but care was needed because, as noted, it was non-target and could kill whatever plant it touched.

The Oil Industry’s Latest Disaster

February 15, 2026 Justin Nobel, DeSmog. , , , ,
A cache of government documents dating back nearly a century casts serious doubt on the safety of the oil and gas industry’s most common method for disposing of its annual trillion gallons of toxic wastewater: injecting it deep underground.  Despite knowing by the early 1970s that injection wells were at best a makeshift solution, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) never followed its own determination that they should be “a temporary means of disposal,” used only until “a more environmentally acceptable means of disposal [becomes] available.”  

Palestine Action Activists On Hunger Strike Reach ‘Critical Phase’

January 9, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
British doctors warned on 6 January that Palestine Action-linked prisoners refusing food in UK jails were facing life-threatening risks, describing them as “well into the critical phase,” as the hunger strikers vowed to continue despite repeated hospitalizations. The protest involves activists detained over alleged actions targeting UK sites connected to Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems – a company that has recorded record profits since the start of the Gaza genocide by supplying the Israeli military with weapons, munitions, and surveillance systems – as well as a Royal Air Force base. 

Hunger Striker Loses Ability To Stand As Strike Hits Day 55

December 28, 2025 Willem Moore, The Canary. , , , ,
Prisoners for Palestine have announced that hunger striker T Hoxha has lost the ability to stand. Hunger striker Heba Muraisi, meanwhile, is losing the ability to speak. The hunger strikers have endured 18 months in prison without trial. As a consequence of this and other instances of alleged mistreatment, they recently launched legal action against justice secretary David Lammy. Notably, these activists were imprisoned before the government proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.

Doctors Warn Lives Of Palestine Action Hunger Strikers ‘At Risk’

December 19, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , , , ,
Medical professionals in the UK have warned that eight Palestine Action activists held in British prisons are at "imminent risk of death," with concerns raised publicly during a press conference in south London on 18 December. Emergency physician and University College London lecturer Dr. James Smith said the detainees’ condition has sharply deteriorated and told reporters that “the hunger strikers are dying." Smith said accounts from inside the prison system point to “substandard monitoring and treatment." “It is my view, as an NHS doctor, that the complexity of the hunger strikers’ care needs must now be managed with regular specialist input if not continuous monitoring in hospital,” he said.
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