Former police officer charged with first degree murder
A former Tulsa police officer was recently charged with first degree manslaughter after fatally shooting his daughter’s boyfriend.
President Obama created two new national monuments and Republicans are furious
Republicans vow to undo President Obama's new designations, but do they have the power to do so?
Science Advisory Board: EPA Lacked Clarity in Report on Fracking and Drinking Water Contamination
The EPA not only ignored high-profile contamination cases in its study, but prematurely abandoned investigations.
Activists Deliver Plan for Just Transition to EPA Offices Nationwide
Activists issued their own corrective on the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan at each of the EPA’s 10 regional offices yesterday.
Chicago’s last black-owned bank got millions in government deposits — then had to give...
As Black-owned banks disappear, politicians are under increasing pressure to save them. Big deposits are a ready solution, but sometimes they burden the banks more than they help.
Hundreds of acres of Ohio’s only national forest to be leased for fracking
The decision was made based on environmental assessment and research that is 11 years old.
Nonviolent activists laid the groundwork to oppose a coup. They may have saved the...
Activists prepared for months, expecting Trump to steal the election. They were right, and he failed.
Scotland Yard investigating sexual assault claims against Harvey Weinstein
Weinstein has reportedly entered rehab in an attempt to lighten his sentence in the face of multiple impending international sexual assault and rape investigations.
Monsanto faces demands from Vietnam to pay compensation to the victims of Agent Orange
"Vietnam has suffered tremendous consequences from the war, especially with regard to the lasting and devastating effects of toxic chemicals, including Agent Orange.”
History Will Be Made Today as the Delta 5 Head to Court
The Delta 5—who blocked a crude by rail train—will use the “necessity defense” to argue that their actions were justified by the threat of climate change.