World Dec 29 U.S. strikes hit Iraqi militia blamed in contractor’s death U.S. forces conducted “precision defensive strikes” against five sites of Kataeb Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Iraqi militia, a Defense Department official said.
Politics Dec 14 AP Fact Check: Trump’s impeachment rage, Bloomberg on coal As near-certain impeachment closes in on him, President Donald Trump raged at his accusers, the Democrats. In the process, he offered a highly selective account of the testimony of a damning witness and misrepresented the facts of a phone call…
Nation Nov 25 Amid climate change, above-ground power lines grow in risk Utilities say there’s no one best way to safeguard the millions of miles of U.S. power lines and that doing so would cost many billions of dollars.
Nation Nov 21 EPA prosecutions of polluters approach quarter-century lows Justice Department figures show criminal prosecution and convictions of polluters have fallen to quarter-century lows under the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency.
Nation Nov 18 Climate change imperils 60 percent of Superfund sites A congressional watchdog agency report says the Trump administration’s reluctance to directly acknowledge global warming is deterring efforts to safeguard Superfund sites.
Nation Nov 04 Trump administration eases Obama-era rule on coal pollution The proposal overhauls a 2015 rule on release of contaminated wastewater from power plants.
Nation Oct 29 Automakers side with Trump in legal fight with California General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and 10 smaller automakers are siding with the Trump administration in a lawsuit over whether California has the right to set its own greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards.
Politics Oct 19 Impeachment inquiry puts spotlight on Perry, who shunned it Long after more flamboyant colleagues flamed out of President Donald Trump's favor amid ethics scandals, low-profile and folksy Rick Perry survived in the Cabinet in part by steering clear of controversy. Until now.
Nation Oct 18 Jane Fonda gets arrested again for climate change Fonda said she plans to get arrested every Friday to advocate for urgent reduction in the use of fossil fuels.
Nation Oct 10 EPA proposes upping testing for lead at schools in rule overhaul Contrary to regulatory rollbacks in many other environmental areas, the administration has called dealing with lead contamination in drinking water a priority.