Saturday, May 4, 2024

EPA reverses decision to delay Obama-era pollution regulation after 15 states sue

The rule will go into effect as planned on October 1, rather than being delayed by a year.

Trump’s call for police brutality is no joke

Donald Trump's call for police brutality was not his first public incitement to violence.

Utilities knew: Documenting electric utilities’ early knowledge and ongoing deception on climate change from...

Nearly 50 years after scientists began to warn the electric utility industry about climate change, some utilities continue to stand in the way of real progress in addressing the problem.

This South Pacific nation is saying goodbye to single-use plastic bags and bottles

The PM of Vanuatu announced it the ban on Independence Day.

Governors are stiffing workers – and democracy

In Ohio and beyond, governors are signing corporate-backed laws to stop local communities from raising their minimum wages.

Bernie Sanders launches Medicare for All digital campaign

“Bottom line is: if other countries around the world are providing quality care to all their people, we can do the same.”

Second police body cam video appears to show cops planting drugs

Police officials have refused to disclose the identities of the officers allegedly depicted planting drugs in the second video.

Departing EPA official warns of more crises like Flint under current leadership

"Only a few months on the job, Scott Pruitt has become the leading candidate for worst boss in the world.”

Groups challenge fracking plan for Ohio’s only national forest

The Wayne is Ohio's only national forest and it belongs to the people and should be preserved for generations to come.

The anti-corruption revolution

Global uprisings against corruption can fuse middle-class concerns over the rule of law to a more radical critique of unequal political systems.