Gruesome Footage of Dairy Calves Exposes a Gaping Loophole in California’s Landmark Animal Welfare Law
An investigation by activist group DxE showed thousands of dairy calves held in tight hutches, despite efforts to outlaw such confined conditions.
Environment
Bad Chemistry
Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Targets DuPont, Chemours, 3M, and Other Makers of PFAS Chemicals
Robert Bilott, who successfully sued DuPont over PFOA, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of everyone in the U.S. who has PFAS chemicals in their blood.
Supreme Privilege
Brett Kavanaugh Also Lied About His Rulings on the Environment
When he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Brett Kavanaugh falsely listed several cases in which he upheld environmental regulations.
Hurricane Florence Released Tons of Coal Ash in North Carolina. Now the Coal Industry Wants Less Regulation.
Emails reveal that the coal industry is working on a novel legal strategy to stop the federal regulation of toxic coal ash under the Clean Water Act.
Voices
There's Nothing Natural About Puerto Rico's Disaster
Honoring the victims of Hurricane Maria begins with telling the truth. Long before that storm, Puerto Rico was a textbook example of disaster capitalism.
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.
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.