All of a Sudden, Adding “Green” to a Policy Idea Makes It More Popular
Across the political spectrum, focusing government energy on environmental protection turns out to be rather popular.
Environment
How a Ragtag Group of Oregon Locals Took On the Biggest Chemical Companies in World — and Won
Internal documents from a chemical industry trade group detail an elaborate plan to defeat a local ordinance banning aerial spraying of pesticides.
Is Nationalization an Answer to Climate Change?
Market solutions have been tried. There's now a new push to simply take over extractive industries and clean them up.
The FBI Tried to Use the #MeToo Moment to Pressure an Environmental Activist Into Becoming an Informant
An FBI agent claimed she was moved by #MeToo to ask an activist about an alleged sexual assault. An audio recording shows she was interested in much more.
How a DuPont Spinoff Lobbied the EPA to Stave Off the Use of Environmentally Friendly Coolants
Chemours asks in letter to the EPA for help promoting its HFO refrigerants, to stave off natural coolants that cause far less global warming.
Tom Carper Touts His Environmental Record, but a Closer Look Suggests It's Not So Clean
Carper, running for re-election against Kerri Harris, is using his environmental record to prove his progressive bona fides. But it makes the opposite case.
Recent Arrests Under New Anti-Protest Law Spotlight Risks That Off-Duty Cops Pose to Pipeline Opponents
Law enforcement officers hired by a private security company are enforcing a new Louisiana law which makes trespassing near oil pipelines a felony.
Ryan Zinke Uses Climate-Fueled Wildfires to Boost the Timber Industry — and It’s Not the First Time
Ryan Zinke worked to gut forest protections as Montana’s U.S. representative. Now, as interior secretary, he’s pushing the same timber-friendly policies.
Snowden Archive
328 NSA Documents Reveal “Vast Network” of Iranian Agents, Details of a Key Intelligence Coup, and a Fervor for Voice-Matching Technology
Highlights from the seventh release of the internal NSA newsletter, SIDtoday.
Snowden Archive
The NSA's Role in a Climate-Changed World: Spying on Nonprofits, Fishing Boats, and the North Pole
New documents show how U.S. spies gathered intelligence related to environmental conflicts, disasters, and resources