The mom and pop tax break
This month, millions of U.S. parents will get direct deposits in their bank accounts.
Taylor Energy agrees to pay for cleanup of longest-running oil spill in US history
Taylor Energy will pay upwards of $43 million in penalties and transfer $432 million as a trust to the Department to start cleaning up the 17-year spill.
US heat deaths run five times higher than official counts, NPR investigation finds
The undercount traces back to how death certificates get written, researchers found, after NOAA confirmed 2026 brought the hottest summer on record.
Two bills introduced to save the monarch butterfly
“These bills will provide a lifeline for monarch butterflies whose populations have declined dramatically due to pesticide use, climate change, and habitat loss.”
New research could lead to solar panels that work at night
“We do not yet have the miracle material that will make the thermoradiative diode an everyday reality, but we made a proof of principle and are eager to see how much we can improve on this result in the coming years.”
Ex-CIA officer sentenced to 19 years in prison for conspiracy to commit espionage
“Lee betrayed his own country for greed and put his former colleagues at risk.”
Landmark inquiry in Philippines backs accountability for ‘climate-polluting’ corporations
"We enjoin all Filipinos to stand up for climate and environmental justice, and ensure our elected officials in the next administration take this to heart."
Waiting for the barbarians
There will be rebels. They will live in the shadows. The state will have little tolerance of them. They will be our hope.
Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in federal prison
“My weakness can be characterized as a blind loyalty to Donald Trump, and I was weak for not having the strength to question and to refuse his demands.”
This year’s ozone hole is the smallest it’s been since 1988
The ozone shield in Earth’s stratosphere helps absorb the sun’s dangerous ultraviolet radiation, which causes problems such as skin cancer.