Saturday, May 16, 2026

Trump’s tariff move risks prolonged economic chaos

The United States remains an economy governed by decree and challenged by decree—a superpower struggling to define who is in charge of its checkbook.

Pittsburgh nurses are fighting for better staffing ratios—and the research backs them up

What are the key concerns in the nursing contract negotiations at Magee?

Big Tech accused of AI ‘greenwashing’

A new report has found that “the promises of planet-saving tech remain hollow.”

158 giant tortoises return to Galápagos island of Floreana after 180 years

The reintroduction of the tortoise, a keystone "ecosystem engineer," is vital for seed dispersal and habitat regeneration in Galápagos conservation. 

US Forest Service stops issuing firefighter pants that contain PFAS, following ProPublica’s reporting

Despite knowing about the use of PFAS, officials with the Forest Service had not previously informed wildland firefighters about it.

Supreme Court will hear Exxon’s effort to crush climate lawsuits

Justice Samuel Alito did not recuse himself from considering the petition, despite significant financial conflicts of interest in implicated cases.
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A warming planet makes nor’easters & other storms more intense: Climate scientist Michael Mann

With its defunding of scientific infrastructure across the country, “the Trump administration is truly putting Americans in harm’s way.”

Enough! Trump must be stopped. He’s turning America into the Pariah of the world

Use every power they have to make his actions useless and make him useless. This will work. It’s something Democrats have never done before. Now is the time!

Credit MAGA Trump for busting up federalism like a piñata, only to spotlight which...

One imagined the durability, if not standing of America, demanded a far stronger, earth-shaking force than a self-mortifying, scamming joke.

House vote battle intensifies as bipartisan lawmakers seek to block Iran strikes without Congress

Khanna and Massie invoke constitutional authority amid reports of military buildup and rising concerns of expanded war.