Policing the Pipeline
Low-Flying DHS Helicopter Showers Anti-Pipeline Protests With Debris
Authorities said the risky low-flying maneuver was used to warn demonstrators to disperse, but the reasoning doesn’t hold up.
Environment
Bad Chemistry
Firefighters Denied Coverage by Veterans Affairs After Exposure to PFAS Firefighting Foam
The VA and insurers have rejected claims from firefighters despite evidence linking PFAS foam and disease.
Corporate Subsidy Quietly Dies in Texas — Topping Off Bad Week for Big Oil
The end of the property tax exemption came as one of a series of blows heralding new public pushback against fossil fuels.
Congress Plans Climate Resiliency — but Mostly for the Military
Since 2019, Congress has repeatedly held hearings on climate resiliency for bases, but hardly ever talks about schools, public housing, or prisons.
Steven Donziger Describes Contempt Case as a “Charade” as Trial Comes to a Close
The environmental lawyer who sued Chevron over environmental pollution faces up to six months in prison.
A Climate Dystopia in Northern California
California’s divided and fire-scarred cities, reeling from climate disasters, need a Green New Deal.
Inspector General Rebukes EPA for Failing to Protect Communities From Carcinogenic Air Pollution
The EPA’s Office of Inspector General issued a plan for cutting exposure to ethylene oxide and chloroprene.
Court Rules That EPA's Delay “Exposed a Generation of American Children” to Brain-Damaging Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
The ruling represents a stark repudiation of the Trump EPA's refusal to ban chlorpyrifos.
The Fight to Clean Up the EPA
Trump nearly broke the EPA. Can the Biden administration repair the damage?
Policing the Pipeline
Local Cops Said Pipeline Company Had Influence Over Government Appointment
Sheriffs in Minnesota worried about who would oversee an escrow account, funded by pipeline giant Enbridge, to reimburse the costs of policing protests.