California passes new bill to curb widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides
The bill will limit the use of neonics to trained professionals beginning in 2025.
Costa Rica runs 300 days on renewable energy
Costa Rica has achieved something incredible and shown the rest of the world what’s possible with renewable energy.
A hostile environment: Understanding the Windrush scandal
The similarities of the recent experiences of the Windrush generation to the plight of the DREAMers in the United States, are striking.
How the American jobs plan would deliver one of life’s basic necessities
Upgrading water infrastructure would make Americans healthier while delivering a major boost to the economy.
IRS grabs the money
The IRS never was user friendly; the trouble is, it’s getting worse.
The real reason Trump wants to reopen the economy
Internal polls show him losing in November unless the economy comes roaring back.
Air pollution can cross the placenta, reach the fetus, in human pregnancies
"This is the most vulnerable period of life. All the organ systems are in development. For the protection of future generations, we have to reduce exposure."
How the U.S. transportation system fuels inequality
For decades, the federal government has allocated about four times as much funding to roadways as it has to public transit such...
Pentagon’s financial abyss: Sanders exposes decades of dodged audits and rampant fraud
Amidst soaring defense spending, a new GAO report uncovers the Pentagon's chronic evasion of basic fraud prevention measures, with Senator Bernie Sanders leading the charge for accountability.
NSA’s spying power could soon be extended
People all over the nation are joining together to pressure Congress to uphold the Fourth Amendment.