Sacklers Face Furious Questions in Rare Testimony on Opioid Epidemic
Members of Congress on Thursday hurled withering comments and furious questions at two members of the billionaire Sackler family that owns Purdue […]
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The Sacklers’ Last Poison Pill
The opioid crisis remains one of America’s deadliest public health disasters. Victims demand answers about how it happened and who was responsible. […]
Read moreSt. Landry Parish, Cankton, sue oil companies over possible aquifer contamination
The St. Landry Parish government and the village of Cankton are suing more than 25 companies, including Chevron, Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips, […]
Read moreE.P.A.’s Final Deregulatory Rush Runs Into Open Staff Resistance
President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency was rushing to complete one of its last regulatory priorities, aiming to obstruct the creation of air- […]
Read moreSpecial Report: U.S. air monitors routinely miss pollution – even refinery explosions
When explosions ripped through a Philadelphia oil refinery last year, the shock waves knocked Felicia Menna’s front door frame out of place. […]
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