The War on Immigrants
Border Wall Construction Resumes Under President Joe Biden
The Biden administration laid out its plans to rev up work on completing Donald Trump’s signature project.
Environment
Fossil Fuel Industry Seeks to Expand Free Speech for Corporations and Limit It for Citizens
As oil companies push to criminalize dissent, they’re also making the case that climate denialism is protected speech, not fraudulent advertising.
New Bill Would Protect Workers Who Walk Off the Job Because of Climate Disasters
Rep. Cori Bush is introducing legislation to protect workers following six deaths last year caused by a tornado hitting an Amazon warehouse.
Idaho’s Far Right Suffers Election Loss to 18-Year-Old Climate Activist
High school senior Shiva Rajbhandari won elected office in Boise, defeating an incumbent school board trustee backed by local extremists.
The Front Lines of the End of the World — and the Fight to Save the Amazon
In “The Territory,” documentarian Alex Pritz chronicles Indigenous Brazilians’ fight to save their home in the Amazon rainforest.
Voices
An Uncompromising Coalition Is Building Support to Nix Atlanta's "Cop City"
With the police training facility set to decimate Atlanta's forestland, a coalition of abolitionists and environmentalists are sustaining the struggle.
In Chile, Even Water Is Privatized. The New Constitution Would Change That.
In the midst of a devastating drought, Chileans vote to replace the Pinochet-era constitution with one that calls water a human right.
Bad Chemistry
Massive Quantities of PFAS Waste Go Unreported to EPA
US Ecology failed to report more than 11 million pounds of PFAS-contaminated waste at its facility in Beatty, Nevada.
Lobbying Blitz Pushed Fertilizer Prices Higher, Fueling Food Inflation
Emails show fertilizer producer Mosaic lobbied heavily for tariffs under Trump, then used them to dominate the market.
EPA Exposed
EPA Whistleblowers Provide New Evidence of Ongoing Failure to Assess Dangerous Chemicals
Managers in the EPA’s New Chemicals Division have refused to assess the risk of cancer and other harms from chemicals deemed to be "corrosive."