A Massive Pipeline Is Being Planned in Oregon. But Local Landowners Won’t Go Down Without a Fight.
A proposed natural gas pipeline is uniting Oregonians across the political spectrum.
Trump Signs Bill Targeting Websites Involved in Sex Trafficking
Critics say the new legislation is too broad and will endanger the lives of sex workers.
Dispatches: Re-Discovering Terra Preta in Amazonia
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
Federal Agencies Are Expected to Sign an Agreement Speeding Up Environmental Reviews
President Donald Trump is expected to preside over a signing ceremony today for a memorandum to reduce redundancies in the federal permitting process.
A Federal Judge Dismisses a Challenge to Massachusetts’ Assault Weapons Ban
In a Friday ruling, the judge upheld Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's crackdown on copycat assault weapons.
Fifteen States Are Suing the EPA for Violating the Clean Air Act
The coalition of attorneys general argue the Trump administration has failed to fulfill its legal obligation to control methane emissions.
PS Picks: Rachel Aviv’s Latest Masterful Mental-Health Narrative in ‘The New Yorker’
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Workplace Shootings Like Today’s at YouTube Are Becoming More Common
At least four people are injured and one is dead after today's shooting, and government statistics show that workplace shootings are on the rise.
The EPA Plans to Weaken Fuel Emissions Standards. California Plans on Fighting Back.
The effect of lax federal fuel standards on the climate fight depends largely on the fate of the California waiver.
Missouri’s Attorney General Launches an Investigation Into Facebook
Attorney General Josh Hawley is demanding answers about the social media company's data-sharing practices with campaigns.