Senators question DHS and ICE on abuse allegations against migrants
"The allegations of violence and brutality against vulnerable refugees seeking safety here in the United States are unlawful and disturbing.”
60 million U.S. residents face triple digit temperatures this week
We plan our days around getting from one air-conditioned place to another.”
U.S. consumers exposed to BPA at levels 5,000x above EU recommendations
U.S. consumers are exposed to more than 5,000 times more bisphenol-A (BPA) than the EU considers safe, and that has prompted environmental...
Where the Federal government’s charter school program went wrong
The program gives millions to schools that disrupt rather than improve a system of public education that needs to serve all students.
The main obstacles standing in the way of America achieving true greatness
America has arrived at a crossroads. Taking the right road will lead this nation to greatness. Taking the left, the wrong road, will keep America going in the current misguided direction; and greatness will be unattainable.
Youth demand action on nature, following IUCN’s first-ever global youth summit
“So we linked our demands to our own actions through our ‘Your Promise, Our Future’ campaign and are showing world leaders what we are doing for the world and then asking them what they are going to do for us and our future.”
93 percent of bottled water contains microplastics
"Please name one human being on the entire planet who wants plastic in his or her bottle."
Students and scientists collaborate to maintain Navajo Nation forests
150 years of grazing, fire suppression, and other land-use changes have transformed these forests.
The ‘Freedom’ convoy: Canada’s far right revolt
Unfortunately, some of those involved in the convoy and on online forums dedicated to it have called for a January 6th style event in Ottawa
World Oceans Day: Biden admin announces national parks’ plastic phaseout, new marine sanctuary
“Our national parks, by definition, are protected areas — ones that Americans have loved for their natural beauty and history for over a century — and yet we have failed to protect them from plastic for far too long.”