BP pipeline ruptures into CO river
The county where this spill took place has experienced 19 reported spills in 2016, 12 of those incidents were BP.
The next Flint? Two-thirds of residents in Corpus Christi, TX still without safe drinking...
Though some of the water use restriction have been lifted for some residents, two-thirds of those living in the Texas city are still forced to rely on bottled water for drinking and cooking.
2016: The year solar panels became cheaper than fossil fuels
The U.S. added about 125 solar panels every minute in 2016. This is double the pace of 2015.
In the time of Trump, all we have is each other
We will endure by holding fast to our integrity, by building community and by spawning new institutions in the midst of the wreckage. We will sustain each other.
2016: A year in photos, from climate change devastation to the power of protests
The year ended with the election of a president and vice president who don't embrace the scientific consensus that climate change is real and caused by humans.
Arctic waters have been rescued from drilling, but what about the land?
Time is running out for Obama to say no to Big Oil and permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – and the people who depend on it.
Washington D.C. passes law allowing medical marijuana reciprocity with other states
This proposal to expand the D.C’s medical marijuana law also demonstrates another important reality.
America has unofficially declared war on the homeless
Anti-homeless laws are cruel, unconstitutional, and create more hardship for those targeted, making it harder for them to get back on their feet.
Thousands of communities have lead levels worse than Flint
Flint is no aberration. In fact, it doesn’t even rank among the most dangerous lead hotspots in America.
Like a mafia Don, Trump pumps ‘family values’ with a vengeance
What happens when informed, powerful critics target knee-jerk Trump nepotism, if not his plagiaristic wife and otherwise unremarkable offspring? Blunders galore attract scrutiny, even litigation. What happens when the Trump clan makes Clinton Foundation “pay-to-play” look like chump change?