Maryland judge commits suicide to avoid federal charges
On July 23, a boy that Caroline County Circuit Court Judge Jonathan Newell took on a hunting trip on Hoopers Island discovered a hidden camera in the bathroom.
Bill McKibben Arrested + 56 Others in Ongoing Campaign Against Proposed Gas Storage at...
The total number of arrests in the 17-month-old civil disobedience campaign has now surpassed 500.
The Pacific Northwest has defeated dozens of fossil fuel projects — but the industry...
The fossil fuel industry, smarting from a string of defeats in Oregon and Washington, is hoping to continue to expand in the face of the climate crisis, but without arousing opposition.
Reaching critical mass on taxing the rich
“Taxing the annual gains generated by wealth closes a host of loopholes, while raising the sort of revenue needed to keep Social Security and Medicare secure for years to come.”
A groundbreaking court case argues U.S. climate denial policy violates Americans’ right to be...
Our broken environmental policy treats nature as a human resource. Here’s how it can be fixed.
Judge upholds historic Monsanto ruling but reduces punitive damages
The verdict in Johnson's case could affect the outcome in more than 4,000 similar cases awaiting trial.
NYC students strike to demand racial equity in nation’s largest—and most segregated—school district
“We, the students, have had enough. It is past time to integrate our school system, and we will not relent until the adults stop acting like children.”
University of Toronto students score a win for the climate—and campus protests more broadly
“This victory shows students have the ability to enact institutional change."
US has produced more oil than any country in history for six consecutive years
In December, the average U.S. crude oil production hit a monthly high of more than 13.3 million barrels per day.
The Painful Facts, State-by-State: How We’re Victimized by Corporate State Tax Avoidance
Corporate data from numerous sources recently revealed state-by-state corporate tax avoidance. As a result, greed and corruption is hurting education and infrastructure across America.