EPA approves forever chemical herbicide its own review calls a likely carcinogen
Three advocacy groups are suing to block the pesticide, arguing it also threatens four endangered fish species.
Minnesota Truth Council opens hearings into federal immigration raids
A 15-member panel created by executive order is gathering testimony on two ICE operations that ran through the state over the winter.
25 Years Ago, 9/11 Triggered a U.S. Crusade of Torture
Norman Solomon traces 25 years of CIA and military detention practices since September 11, and the officials who faced no consequences for them.
Trump’s DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor’s “Strongest Possible” Objections
A prosecutor planned to file civil rights charges — similar to those brought against the officers who killed George Floyd — against an ICE agent. In an email we exclusively obtained, he reveals that Trump officials quashed those plans.
UNEP: World will Exceed 1.5º C., Bringing Catastrophes and Unknowable Risks
UNEP's own modeling now points to a peak above the treaty limit, not a gradual approach to it.
Federal panel halts first data center planned for US public land
The board found regulators reused a three-year-old environmental review written for a solar plant, never studying the data center's own effect on water, power or a threatened desert tortoise.
150 groups back think tank targeted by Trump’s $5 billion lawsuit threat
Trump's attorney gave the nonprofit four days to retract a report finding no crime-reduction effect from military deployments, or face a lawsuit seeking $5 billion in damages.
Shanghai Cooperation Org. Roundly Condemns War on Iran
A bloc representing 40 percent of the world's population, from Russia and China to India and Pakistan, jointly denounced the US and Israeli strikes on Iran at a summit in Kyrgyzstan.
California could soon end child marriage after years of debate
Before the new ban passed, California didn't even have a minimum age for marriage — unlike most other states.
New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement
In internal meetings, officials worried the rules they were drafting could delay or block ballots from reaching large swaths of eligible voters for the upcoming midterms.