Fossil fuel plant run by William Koch at heart of EPA investigation into racism...
“My hope is that they will thoroughly investigate their emissions and their impact on the community and draw what we believe to be an inescapable conclusion that Oxbow is an eminent danger to the life and health of people in Port Arthur and southeast Texas.”
Black rhinos in Tanzania now monitored via sensors implanted directly in their horns
“Any strange behavior will be detected and the park rangers will step in.”
Trump’s EPA re-approves ‘cyanide bombs’ deadly to coyotes, foxes and feral dogs, other wildlife
“This appalling decision leaves cyanide traps lurking in our wild places to threaten people, pets, and imperiled animals.”
‘We gonna rise up, rise up ’til it’s won!:’ 140+ arrested at Pelosi and...
"When the people rise up, the powers come back. They tried to stop us but we keep coming back."
Global food crisis looms as pollinator decline threatens yields of nutrient-rich Crops, Rutgers study...
New research reveals pollinator shortages impacting up to two-Thirds of farms worldwide, jeopardizing global food security.
Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine, progressive democrats push for urgent legislative response
Supreme Court’s seismic decision strips federal agencies of interpretive authority, sparking immediate legislative action from progressive lawmakers to safeguard public health, labor rights, and environmental protections.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 3, 2018
7 hospitalized after pipeline explosion, Senate Democrats agree to major military spending, White House rolls back fuel economy standards, and more.
Indigenous peoples reclaim the National Bison Range
“We are such a place-based people. To have this land back, to be in control of it, is a fresh, new hope.”
Finland becomes world’s first country to make legally binding carbon negativity pledge
“There is an important gap between current measures and those required to reach the targets, and now there is a legal obligation to act.”
Hundreds of thousands more U.S. service members exposed to toxic forever chemicals than DOD...
“It’s not just that they purposefully underestimated how many service members were exposed… it’s that they didn’t tell anyone.”