Native American leaders: Keystone spill highlights the need to oppose Dakota Access Expansion, KXL
“The era of fossil fuels must end."
Peruvian innovators launch banana leaf biodegradable dishes to combat plastic consumption
Chewa Plant aims to manufacture and commercialize the disposable dishes to help reduce plastic consumption and the pollution it causes.
Standing on the brink—the President’s war on the press
The freedom we cherish in America owes a great deal to the symbiotic relationship between “the news”—free-wheeling journalism, warts and all—and an accountable government.
Trump’s reckless push to drill in the Arctic is meeting fierce opposition
The Arctic Refuge is one of the U.S.’s last wild places, and the coastal plain is its biological heart.
Down the rabbit hole with Donald Trump
if The Donald hasn’t also been playing the roles of White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, and other characters from Carroll’s classic nineteenth century children’s book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, then tell me what he’s been doing these last years.
Why we need to protect government scientists from political retaliation
Improper political interference in government research undermines the critical role that unbiased science plays in our democracy.
Why is there increasing poverty in America?
We pretend that we are a fair and equal culture. And yet we let rampant greed take over.
Trump administration plans to open more of California public land to oil drilling, fracking
“Expanding extraction of dirty fossil fuels on our public lands threatens the health of our communities and the future of our climate."
Former police officer sentenced to prison for killing unarmed veteran
“He’s never taken responsibility for taking my son’s life. He’s never just said, ‘I’m sorry,’ for killing Tony.”
Keystone pipeline spills again, leaking nearly 400,000 gallons of crude oil in North Dakota
"It happens over and over and over and over and over."