Happy 2016! These CEOs Have Already Banked An Average Worker’s Salary
Country's 100 top-paid executives took home an average of $8.96 million in 2014
‘Nail in the Coffin’: Obama to Halt New Coal Mining Leases on Public Lands
"The only safe place for coal in the 21st century is deep underground—these reforms will help keep more of it there."
Ferguson Lawsuit Shines a Light on a National Problem
City officials were slapped with a Justice Department lawsuit after requesting changes to a hard-fought legal agreement.
How Does Fracking Affects Humans? Cases in Pennsylvania Proceed
Not only is water being potentially contaminated by fracking in Pennsylvania but oil companies are aggressively seizing land for a fracking pipeline that might not even be built.
Can This Entrepreneur Save Flint From a Plastic Bottle Crisis?
David Antelo says his reverse osmosis machines can provide clean water to the lead-plagued city without the landfill waste.
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Latest Effort to Block Air Pollution Rule
Twenty states tried to derail the Obama administration’s mercury regulation.
The Food Label a Majority of Shoppers Look for Remains Meaningless
A new survey found that ‘natural’ is still in demand and still doesn’t mean what people think it does.
Samuel L. Jackson and Stephen Colbert Team Up to Fund America’s Classrooms
The actor and the talk show host want the public to back projects on the education crowdfunding website DonorsChoose.org.
Protest at White House Kicks Off Nationwide Days of Action
White House protest kicks off nationwide days of action in 38 US cities, protests also held in seven countries.
United Kingdom Proposes Soda Tax in Ongoing Fight Against Obesity
It’s a reversal by Prime Minister David Cameron, who previously rejected such a policy.