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Why is it that shelters known to be toxic are acceptable for Haitians but not Americans?

Cables made available by WikiLeaks show how disaster capitalists sought "opportunity" in the devastated country.

Janet Malcolm can be brutal in her judgments, but it is the casual brutality of keen observation.

Climate change is happening and it's dangerous, so at this point, science deniers should have no say in the discussion.

Ken Salazar is one of the strongest advocates of offshore drilling in Washington. Will his Interior Department really enforce the moratorium on new drilling permits?

The BP spill is heartbreaking—but it's only an extreme version of routine accidents and pollution.

The TVA's efforts to clean up after its massive coal ash spill may create even more health hazards.

They respect science. But will Obama's team show the necessary spine to cut greenhouse gases and resist "clean coal" and nuclear power propaganda?

We can blame the Burmese government for the unfolding tragedy in the wake of the cyclone. We can also blame ourselves.

Twelve authors on war and peace, dissent, the environment and the empowerment of the poor provide inspiration to transform the world in 2008.