Thursday, July 16, 2026

Louisiana’s cancer alley residents push back against industrial polluters

The work of Citizens for a Better St. Gabriel is only beginning.

Opinion: First thoughts on Trump-era science

Stanford researchers Paul and Anne Ehrlich offer suggestions on coping in a world where science suddenly feels devalued.

Who’s Driving Climate Denial? Big Companies and Conservative Media

Companies which signed the environmental pact and then gave political donations to climate deniers are PepsiCo, Dupont, Mondelez, Google, AT&T, Verizon and GE.

BNSF Challenges Lawsuit from Engineer Who Ran for His Life From Exploding Oil ‘Bomb...

After former BNSF locomotive engineer, Bryan Thompson, suffered injuries from an oil-by-rail train the company is arguing that some federal laws protect them from paying. Are U.S. laws and policies structured to favor the powerful rail industry over people?

Ending gender-based violence key to health and well-being

While more evidence on preventing violence and supporting survivors is needed, the time for action is now.

Our future vs. neoliberalism

As human beings, we have the same collective power that human beings have always had to build a better world for ourselves and our children - and now is the time to harness that power.

10 Deputies Suspended for Excessive Beating Caught on Video

Ten deputies were put on leave in San Bernardino for their involvement in the apparent beating, tasing and arrest of Francis Pusok as he was taken into custody. Their actions were exposed after a news helicopter captured it on video of the police brutality.

Dakota Access pipeline ‘could be operational within 30 days’

Activists remain defiant, with three new camps springing up in recent days.
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Erasing history: The National Archives is destroying records about victims of Trump’s ICE policies

The National Archives reportedly is allowing millions of documents, including many related to immigrants’ rights, to be expunged.
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ACLU & HRW Call to Decriminalize Drug Use and Possession After Documenting Arrests Every...

Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union released the findings Wednesday with a call for states and the federal government to decriminalize low-level drug offenses, which, it says—the report says, account for more arrests than any other crime.