Environment E.U. Approves Use of Controversial Weed Killer for Five Years Monday's decision follows a move to ban glyphosate in Europe by 2022. Emily Moon
News in Brief California Democrat Resigns After Sexual Harassment Allegations The Los Angeles Times reported in October that Raul Bocanegra was disciplined for inappropriate physical contact with a female staffer in 2009. Emily Moon
Environment ‘Time for a Gut-Check’: What Geology Can Tell Us About the Keystone XL Decision While the legal fight hinges on the pipeline's new route, risks below ground remain the same. Emily Moon
Environment Nebraska Regulators Cannot Consider Pipeline Leaks While Approving Keystone XL A 2011 Nebraska law prevents the state's Public Service Commission from factoring pipeline safety and leaks into its decision. Emily Moon
Environment After the Latest Leak in South Dakota, How Safe Are America’s Pipelines? The country's 70,000 miles of crude oil pipelines leak quite often. Emily Moon
Environment Nineteen Nations Vow to Phase Out Coal at U.N. Climate Conference Officials from the alliance hope to more than double their number by next year's meeting. Emily Moon
News in Brief Jeff Sessions Testifies Before House Committee on Russia Contacts Records show the attorney general led a 2016 meeting with Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos. Emily Moon
Environment Scenes From the Deadly Earthquake That’s Devastated Iraq and Iran The 7.3-magnitude earthquake killed more than 400 people and injured thousands. Emily Moon
News in Brief Woman Accuses Roy Moore of Child Molestation Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has called on Moore to withdraw from the Senate race if the reports are confirmed. Emily Moon
News in Brief FEMA Plans to Airlift Puerto Ricans to U.S. Mainland This is the first time FEMA has offered an air breach. Emily Moon