Monday, May 18, 2026

4 people every week were murdered while protecting the environment in 2016

The killings of land defenders are growing and spreading.

Chile Producing So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving Electricity Away for Free

With so much clean power available, the price of solar has cost absolutely nothing for certain regions in recent months.

Study shows even ‘green’ and ‘nontoxic’ products for kids contain forever chemicals

"These are products that children come into close contact with every day and over a long period of time," said one co-author, arguing that PFAS "should not be allowed in products."

‘Lives hang in the balance:’ 21 days before midterms, McConnell admits GOP still salivating...

"It is genuinely not an exaggeration to say that lives hang in the balance in the midterms, Republicans want to use their political power to kill people."

Puzder withdraws nomination for Secretary of Labor

At least 12 Republican senators reportedly refused to support Puzder’s upcoming nomination along with all of the Senate Democrats.
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Coronavirus pandemic in US fueled by stunted CDC budget & lack of access to...

We are joined by two epidemiologists to examine the response so far around the world and in the United States.

Michigan initiatives clash on how to stop GOP’s election deniers

Competing state constitutional amendments go to different lengths to enshrine voting rights and target anti-voter legislation and court rulings.

Why Indigenous hunting is essential to forest sustainability

Hunting has a bad reputation and is rarely considered in forest governance and conservation strategies. But what if, instead, we tried to learn from it?

Trump’s boat strike in international waters triggers legal firestorm and charges of extrajudicial killings

Administration claims an attack killed 11 members of Tren de Aragua in international waters, but offers little proof as legal experts, rights groups, and lawmakers cite violations of international and constitutional law.

Beltway Media has gone from a defender of democracy to an enabler of fascism

A robust political press should be trusted to both accurately report the facts and hold politicians from both sides to the same standard.