Thursday, June 18, 2026

US Fish and Wildlife Service lifts ban on neonicotinoids linked to bee decline to...

"Industrial agriculture has no place on public lands dedicated to conservation of biological diversity and the protection of our most vulnerable species, including pollinators like bumble bees and monarch butterflies."

How important is NASA’s Earth science program that Trump wants to abolish?

Most people know NASA for its moon shots and participation in the International Space Station; many don’t realize that NASA also supports its space mission through its Earth Science program.

New study finds mosquitoes could spread microplastics

A new study concluded that "plastic is contaminating almost every corner of the environment and its ecosystems."

Here’s a review of Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson’s Secretary of State hearing so far

Tillerson said he does not see climate change as a big national security threat.

How Biden flubbed Town Hall foreign policy question

Instead he endorsed some of the most deceptive elements of Trump’s propaganda, dropped some clangers of his own and, in a classic Freudian slip, laid bare his own enduring commitment to American imperialism.

Police caught on video killing mentally ill disabled man

Although the fatal shooting remains under investigation, no officers currently face criminal charges for Hall’s death.

How 90% of American households lost an average of $17,000 in wealth to the...

The obscene transfer of wealth and income to the plutocrats won't end until we demand a return to the Commons, where we work as a society rather than allow predatory plutocratic individuals to control us.

Orwell, radioactive pigs, Godzilla, and, of course, Trump

George Orwell is not the only journalist to turn iconoclastic prophet.
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El Niño likely to impact global weather in 2019

El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) naturally occur every two to seven years and impacts global weather patterns, usually causing a rise in temperatures.

Midterm America

Welcome to the struggle for the country’s soul. We haven’t seen anything yet.