Caving to Coal Interests, Supreme Court Blocks Key Climate Action
"We’re disappointed the rule has been stayed, but you can’t stay climate change and you can’t stay climate action," says EPA spokesperson.
These Are the Most Dangerous Kinds of Plastic Polluting the Ocean
A new study identifies the 20 most deadly forms of plastic killing sea turtles, marine mammals, and sea birds.
Here’s How Cuts to Planned Parenthood are Impacting Poor Women
A new study shows that Medicaid-covered births are up and contraceptive claims are down.
Muslim Woman Ejected from Trump Rally as Crowd Hurls Epithets
A Muslim woman wearing a shirt which read “Salam, I come in peace” was forcibly ejected from a Donald Trump rally Friday night as some supporters of the 2016 presidential candidate reportedly hurled Islamophobic epithets at her.
Scientists Discover an Imperiled Bumblebee Bouncing Back in Unexpected Places
Western bumblebees remain in steep decline, but biologists believe they may be evolving to outwit a deadly parasite.
A New Era of Global Protest Begins
In line with the steady rise in social unrest over the past decade, it’s likely that we will witness an unprecedented escalation in large-scale citizen protests across the globe in 2016 and beyond.
FDA to Start Testing for Glyphosate in Food
The federal agency already tests for residues of many agricultural chemicals on food. Now it will include the widely used weed killer linked to cancer.
Ferguson Lawsuit Shines a Light on a National Problem
City officials were slapped with a Justice Department lawsuit after requesting changes to a hard-fought legal agreement.
Japanese Hunters Evade Sea Shepherd, Kill Hundreds of Whales
The whalers expanded their hunting grounds in the Southern Ocean to make it difficult for the environmentalists to intercept them.
The Arctic Turns Ugly
Runaway global warming is exactly like it sounds, an earth-shattering asteroid collision that turns the planet into a fireball.