‘If they pollute our rivers, what will become of us?’: A town divided between hope and fear in Brazil’s Amazon oil rush

'If they pollute our rivers, what will become of us?': A town divided between hope and fear in Brazil's Amazon oil rush

CThe city of Oiapoque, in the state of Amapá, is located in a densely forested area larger than Wales and is an isolated but famous region in Brazil thanks to its national proverb. “From Oiapoke to Chui” focuses on the northernmost and southernmost parts of the country, respectively, to illustrate its vastness. Although it is … Read more

One family in Oklahoma said oil was contaminating their home. States say their hands are tied.

Liquid in Meredith's bathroom.

Carla and Mitch Meredith spent years saving money to buy a custom home in Fort Gibson, about 60 miles southeast of Carla’s hometown of Tulsa. The white farmhouse-style home was built in 2021, and the family moved in soon after. In August 2025, five weeks after the birth of their third child and two days … Read more

No oil, no electricity, no surgical gloves: Inside Cuba’s medical collapse

A person wearing a white medical uniform and nurse's cap is standing behind a wooden counter and speaking into a microphone held by another person. Several people wearing blue surgical masks stand on either side of the counter and in the background of the hallway. The following is written on the wall behind the counter: "nursing" Comes with medical symbol. Red and white heart-shaped balloons hang from the ceiling. The person on the right, wearing a gray T-shirt and blue surgical mask, leans against the counter and looks toward a person in medical attire.

Staff at the William Soler Children’s Heart Center Hospital in Havana, which receives humanitarian aid from Mexico’s Nuestra América convoy, speak with representatives of the convoy in March.Yuri Cortes/AFP/Getty Get your news from sources that are not owned and controlled by oligarchies. Sign up for free mother jones daily. as the worst of cuba The … Read more

Trump EPA officials in charge of methane regulations helped craft the oil industry’s counterargument to these rules

Trump EPA officials in charge of methane regulations helped craft the oil industry's counterargument to these rules

The Trump administration official leading the effort to loosen rules on methane pollution was an oil and gas lobbyist who anonymously wrote the industry’s key argument against the same rules just four years ago. Aaron Szabo, Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is listed in the PDF metadata as the author of a January … Read more