Lessons from Katrina: This organization tries to get Hurricane Florence survivors home quicker
Many in North Carolina were left homeless by the storm and its still-receding floodwaters. This nonprofit wants to shrink the amount of time it takes to rebuild after a disaster.
Koch-funded groups – yet again – speak out against electric vehicle tax credits
A coalition of thirty conservative free-market advocacy organizations – the majority of which have clear ties to Charles and David Koch through their funding or leadership – are behind it.
Half the world’s killer whale populations at risk from toxic chemicals
Ten out of the world's 19 killer whale populations were rapidly dwindling, the study found.
Political and business leaders committed to fighting climate change meet at One Planet Summit
"We are not here just to speak but to be accountable. Here we will see what is working and what is not working. What we need is action."
What will climate change do to the US-Mexico border?
The U.S. national security apparatus is aware of the connection between climate change and migration.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 26
Bill Cosby sentenced to prison, UN condemns U.S. for lack of universal health care, Montana judge restores grizzly bears' protection, and more.
Fracking chemicals dumped in the Allegheny River a decade ago are still showing up...
"We don't know how much of an impact this has on human health, or if it has any impact at all, but this means it's entering the food chain."
Naomi Klein: A year after Hurricane Maria, there is nothing natural about Puerto Rico’s...
Last week, President Trump generated widespread criticism when he falsely claimed on Twitter that thousands of people did not die in the two storms, even as a Harvard study estimated the death toll may top 4,600.
Millions of unwitting Americans paying $1 billion more for dirty coal energy each year...
"Customers are being ripped off while cleaner and cheaper sources of energy are being crowded out because utilities are forcing customers to subsidize coal plants."
A Montana judge restores grizzly bears’ protection, overturns Trump administration’s policy
Judge Dana Christensen ruled that the Fish and Wildlife Service failed to consider the effects of the recovery of bears living throughout the country when it chose to remove protections for Yellowstone grizzly bears.