The Feds Have Thousands of Stadium Lights on the Border. Switching Them On Would Devastate Desert Ecosystems.
The powerful lights mounted on the border wall threaten the dark skies that make southern Arizona a biodiversity hotspot.
Environment
Climate Change and Conflict Are Wreaking Havoc in Somalia
A historic drought, floods, and a widening war with al-Shabab have displaced more than a million people this year.
In a Gift to Polluting Industries, Supreme Court Rolls Back Clean Water Act Protections
Industries ranging from animal agriculture to mining to fossil fuel rallied in support of the Idaho couple behind Sackett v. EPA.
A Massachusetts Town Is Suing Monsanto for Its Cancer-Causing PCBs
A proposed PCB dump site in the town of Lee has residents and town leaders seeking options to stop the plan.
Oil and Water
Pipeline Company Spent Big on Police Gear to Use Against Standing Rock Protesters
TigerSwan worked with law enforcement to fight an information war against the Indigenous-led water protectors.
The “Electrify Everything” Movement’s Consumption Problem
Electrification offers an opportunity to rethink how we use energy. Will we squander it?
Oil and Water
After Spying on Standing Rock, TigerSwan Shopped Anti-Protest "Counterinsurgency" to Other Oil Companies
More than 50,000 pages of documents were recently made public after the company behind the Dakota Access pipeline lost a court case to keep them secret.
“How to Blow Up a Pipeline” Movie Poses Terror Threat, Kansas City Intel Agency Claims
The Kansas City Regional Fusion Center warned law enforcement of a “developing threat” — but with no specifics.
Biden Is Fulfilling Trump’s Cruel Policy on Wild Horses
The record-breaking roundups of iconic Western mustangs are a gift to ranching and mining interests.
Lauren Boebert Waved Around Pictures of Dead Babies in Her Call to Gut the Endangered Species Act
Republicans used conspiracy theories and unsound science in a hearing proposing to end protections for wolves and grizzlies.