JUSTICE: Cops Sentenced to Prison for Tasering Mentally Disabled Woman
Two South Carolina police officers accused of tasering a mentally ill woman, while she posed no threat to herself or others, were sentenced to prison this week. Are police going to finally be held accountable for their brutality?
Democracy is flatlining around the globe. A second Trump term would finish the job
The results of November’s election will have a rippling effect for years to come, if not decades.
Opposition to pipeline construction escalates nationwide
“We have to put more emphasis on solar ... and alternative sources of energy.”
Biden admin takes ‘long overdue’ steps to limit methane emissions from drilling on public...
The U.S. Department of the Interior takes a bold step forward with new rules to curb methane emissions from oil and gas operations on federal and Tribal lands, marking a significant leap towards sustainable energy practices and environmental stewardship.
How grassroots energy projects are taking back power from utility companies
As power outages caused by extreme weather events become more intense and frequent, the efforts by federal, state and local legislators to...
Bernie Sanders Calls For Resignations of Officials Who Covered Up Teen’s Death
Bernie Sanders believes the investigation into the death of Laquan McDonald should extend pass the Chicago Police Department - to all elected officials that may have had a hand in covering up the details of his death.
Bureau of Land Mg’t gives Big Oil permits to drill Chaco Canyon, ignores courts
This ancestral Indigenous land is now a checkerboard of state, federal, private, and Indigenous land.
GOP Congressman adds amendment to kill funding for Mueller investigation
The Republican legislator slipped his amendment into a massive federal funding bill that the House of Representatives is expected to consider after returning next week from recess.
Lawmakers in U.S. Virgin Islands ban sunscreens that harm coral reefs
“Oxybenzone, octinoxate and octocrylene devastate coral and marine life and are also known carcinogenic and hormone disruptors in humans.”
90 companies helped cause the climate crisis – they should pay for it
The companies responsible for the climate crisis should cover the costs of fighting wildfires and recovering from hurricanes.