Interior Department Is Filled With Ex-Lobbyists Who Are Cozy with Their Former Employers, New Ethics Complaint Shows
"The Interior Department’s culture of corruption under President Trump didn’t start or end with Ryan Zinke."
Environment
Jair Bolsonaro Praised the Genocide of Indigenous People. Now He’s Emboldening Attackers of Brazil’s Amazonian Communities.
Invasions of Indigenous territories by land grabbers have spiked since Bolsonaro took office and immediately rolled back federal protections.
The Battle Lines Have Been Drawn on the Green New Deal
The Green New Deal can succeed only if we recognize that our crisis can only be overcome with a holistic vision for social and economic transformation.
North Dakota Seeks to Restrict Access to Public Records After Standing Rock Reporting Exposed Law Enforcement Abuses
A new bill would prevent the release of records related to security operations involving “critical infrastructure,” which includes fossil fuel pipelines.
The Green New Deal Takes Its First Congressional Baby Step, as Pelosi Mocks “Green Dream or Whatever”
The resolution, introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey, sets a framework for legislation to be hashed out over two years.
South Carolina Spent $9 Billion to Dig a Hole in the Ground and Then Fill It Back In
Cost is often raised as a critical objection to combating climate change. But South Carolina shows what's possible.
How the Green New Deal Became the Green New Deal
The signature effort that has become attached to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Green New Deal, was originally planned to go by a different name, she said.
Bad Chemistry
Chemours Is Using the U.S. as an Unregulated Dump for Europe’s Toxic GenX Waste
GenX was introduced in 2009 by DuPont to replace PFOA, but it presents many of the same health and environmental problems and causes cancer in lab animals.
Policing the Pipeline
How Police, Private Security, and Energy Companies Are Preparing for a New Pipeline Standoff
Law enforcement has been monitoring opposition to Enbridge Line 3 and seeking guidance from officials who led the militarized response at Standing Rock.
Climate Change, Not Border Security, Is the Real National Emergency
Efforts to restrict access to the world's temperate regions, like Trump's immigration policy, will be a defining political issue of the next century.