Friday, March 20, 2026

3 ‘Knitting Nannas’ Arrested Protesting 850 Proposed Gas Wells

Three women from Knitting Nannas Against Gas, an anti-coal seam gas group, have been arrested after locking themselves by their necks to the gates of a...

The Not-So-Hidden Fracking Money Fueling the 2016 Elections

We need to separate oil and state if we’re going to have a chance of establishing a robust climate test that keeps fossil fuels in the ground and gets our government to stop funding fossils.

Fight For $15 Update: When Truman Doubled Minimum Wage

Economists and analysts tell Bloomberg News that wage increases in service and retail sectors are helping retailers by putting “more money in the pockets of some of their biggest customers: their own employees.”

What the Koch Brothers Have to Do With the Flint Water Crisis

The water crisis in Flint is the tragic result of the wrong people in power.

It’s Day 100 of the Worst Environmental Disaster Since the BP Oil Spill

Residents are frustrated by the slow response to the Aliso Canyon gas leak.

The Whalers Are Long Gone, but These Great Whales Are Still Struggling

Researchers have created the first reliable population estimates for the now-rare New Zealand southern right whale.

NBA Superstar Ray Allen to Open Organic Fast-Food Restaurant

Ray Allen and his wife, Shannon Allen, are launching an organic fast-food restaurant in Miami called Grown.

Ban on Life Without Parole Sentences for Kids Expanded by Supreme Court

The ruling will give thousands of people a chance at parole.

Last Known Chilean Sea Bass Poaching Ship Caught in Indonesia

The Indonesian navy plans to sink the Viking within the next few days, signaling, at least temporarily, the end of the destructive practice.