New study links osteoporosis to air pollution
“Air pollution continues to rise at an alarming rate, and affects economies and people’s quality of life; it is a public health emergency.”
The Whalers Are Long Gone, but These Great Whales Are Still Struggling
Researchers have created the first reliable population estimates for the now-rare New Zealand southern right whale.
DOJ sues Houston for sexual discrimination against female firefighters
According to the Justice Department, at least nine complaints were filed, but that failed to stop the abuse and only led to an even more hostile work environment.
Federal judge blocks EPA’s enforcement of civil rights in environmental cases
"We are suffering, we are dying," said Mary Hampton of Concerned Citizens of St. John. "That's a hard thing to deal with."
As gov’t struggles to reunite families, detained mothers are organizing to find their kids
Mabel Gonzales has carefully documented the cases of mothers who have been separated from their children at a detention facility in El Paso, Texas, where she is currently jailed.
Former NYC Mayor Accused of Hitting Bicyclist and Fleeing Scene
Regardless of whether Dinkins knowingly fled the scene of an accident or was completely unaware of crashing into Garcia’s bicycle, questions arise about the 89-year-old former mayor is being hazard to others on the road.
What Obama’s Climate Legacy Tells Us About Executive Power
Incremental progress beats no progress. But the climate needs all hands, and all branches of government, on deck.
Former state senator pleads guilty to bribery and tax fraud charges
Former Arkansas State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to accepting multiple bribes and falsifying his tax returns in order to conceal his crimes. The former state senator is also expected to plead guilty of accepting bribes in a separate...
Boycotting Trump
You need to be both a political activist and a consumer activist.
How the left is using tea party tactics to take on both the GOP...
It’s a way to take back state power for progressives, and turn the Democrats into a party capable of beating Trump’s agenda.









