U.S. Attorney fired after refusing Trump’s order to resign
“I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired. Being the U.S. Attorney in SDNY will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life.”
Exxon, Peabody coal lobby for bill poised to load EPA science board with polluters
“That is a science advisory board – it will not function better by having fewer scientists on it."
Alec Baldwin should play the role of Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Millions of Americans will be watching this dinner on their TVs, most of them laughing so hard that they will be crying.
‘Silent coup’ or presidential paranoia?
He may style himself a populist but its becoming ever more clear that President Trump will be even more destructive to social and environmental norms than the 1% could have imagined in their wildest dreams.
California judge rules against Monsanto, allows cancer warning on Roundup
It’s great to see democracy is alive and well in California where judges are still willing to stand up for science, even against the most powerful corporate polluters.
Former Koch agents, fossil fuel industry hired guns now staffing Trump’s federal agencies
The Trump transition team was loaded with Koch-tied operatives, many from the Institute for Energy Research, a Koch-funded group which helped carve out the Trump White House's energy policy.
Parents sue off-duty LAPD officer for firing gun and assaulting their 13-year-old son
Both the LAPD and Anaheim PD have launched separate investigations into the incident.
What Syrian refugees think of Trump’s refugee ban
The U.S. is responsible for the creation of Syrian refugees.
WikiLeaks latest data dump undermines case against Russia election hack
Uh-Oh, there goes the Democrats’ whole ‘Russia Did It’ campaign.
Protests begin in DC after motion to halt Dakota Access is denied
Energy Transfer Partners, the pipeline company that owns Dakota Access, has already been drilling under Lake Oahe for weeks.