EPA proposes ban on pesticide widely used on fruits and vegetables
In calling for an end to all uses of the pesticide on food, the agency cited evidence that acephate harms workers who apply the chemical as well as the general public and young children.
8-year-old Guatemalan boy dies in border patrol custody days after high court rejects asylum...
Felipe Gomez Alonzo died in New Mexico on Christmas Eve, after being detained since Dec. 18.
Putting the nuclear genie back in the bottle
Can it be done? Can nuclear weapons be abolished?
Canada and Sweden defy global trend: Rush to aid Palestinians as Israel faces torture...
Is this pivotal decision, which marks a significant shift in the geopolitical landscape, spotlighting the urgent humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza?
Fracking’s dirty water problem is getting much bigger
Reusing fracking wastewater not only can have high levels of salts and chemical contaminants, but it also can be radioactive.
“This is the right thing to do”: Energy CEO on ending leases to drill...
After 35 years of fighting for the cancellation of nearly 50 oil and gas leases, Montana’s Blackfeet tribe scored an unexpected victory when Devon Energy voluntarily backed out of their claims.
Former police officer sentenced to prison for killing unarmed veteran
“He’s never taken responsibility for taking my son’s life. He’s never just said, ‘I’m sorry,’ for killing Tony.”
USDA drops plan to test for Monsanto weed killer in food
Much more research is needed to understand the impact on human health of chronic dietary exposures to pesticides.
Blurring the lines: Phony leftists and the populist right pipeline
Most of those who consider themselves on the progressive left instinctively understand that they are in an ideological battle with two powerful forces.
Former top aide to NY Gov. Cuomo sentenced to 6yrs in prison
Although Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not been charged in the case, his administration has taken official state action to benefit large companies that paid bribes to his former top aide.