After protests, Republicans pull bill that would privatize public lands
Unfortunately we can’t take a lot of time to celebrate the victory, as Rep. Chaffetz has other plans for legislation that affects public lands.
California regulators allow oil companies to continue injecting wastewater into more than 1,600 wells...
According to the environmental advocacy group Clean Water Action, the announcement appears to be in violation of DOGGR’s own compliance schedule, which requires all injection well operators that have not obtained an aquifer exemption from the EPA to cease injection by February 15, 2017.
How Trump could easily expand the war against ISIS to the entire Muslim world
It’s time the Trump administration start learning the lessons of the past and stop making the same mistakes again and again.
Here’s what a defunded EPA means for America
The agency Trump plans to eviscerate does much more than fight climate change.
The State Department suspends Trump’s Muslim ban
The sudden halt of his immigration order has given Trump his first glance as to the limits of his presidential power.
In an era of Trump and DeVos, young women are standing up for each...
Across the country, young women and their allies are speaking out for their rights, safety, and autonomy. And their power is growing.
Frederick Douglass: Power concedes nothing without a demand
Despite presidential misconceptions, Frederick Douglass is dead. But he continues to inspire people around the world.
Republicans repeal law blocking people with severe mental illness from owning guns
Lawmakers that supported the rule are worried about what this may mean for family members that take care of mentally ill individuals.
Maryland moves to permanently ban fracking
23 politicians are co-sponsoring the fracking ban, which already has the support of nearly half of the state senate.
Senate confirms more members of Trump’s ‘legion of doom’
Sanders: “The nomination of Mr. Tillerson is one of the worst choices President Trump has made for his cabinet (and he’s made a lot of bad choices).”









