Rebecca Worby

Several non-profit groups have lambasted the new rule as a handout to the extractive industry.

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Concerns arose before Hurricane Florence made landfall about the piles of toxic waste from coal-burning power plants in the storm's path.

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The Trump administration gives FEMA funds to ICE, the number of migrant children in custody soars, and Scott Pruitt courts a coal job.

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Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation on Monday setting a goal of 100 percent renewable energy for the state by 2045.

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Colorado sues an opioid manufacturer, the ACLU says the government suppressed pipeline protests, and India lets go of an outmoded gay sex ban.

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David Vela's nomination comes as criticism has mounted over the Trump administration's failure to appoint permanent leaders for land management agencies housed under the Department of the Interior.

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Scientists test a non-addictive painkiller, the Trump administration takes another swing at affirmative action, and something fishy's going on off the Normandy coast.

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New legislation would require all publicly held companies based in California to have at least one woman on their boards starting next year.

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The proposed policies could go into effect without requiring a vote from Congress.

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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.

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District Judge Robert S. Lasnik ruled in favor of Washington, D.C., and 19 states that had filed a lawsuit against Defense Distributed.

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The news followed a public outcry this week over Verizon's throttling of data for fire crews battling Northern California's Mendocino Complex Fire.

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Firefighters take on Verizon, the secretary of education pushes for guns in schools, and scientists find ice on the moon.

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The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a 2016 law banning the procedure, which is the most common method of second-trimester abortion.

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Legal experts weigh in on what these revelations might mean for Trump.

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Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke didn't see the Bureau of Land Management's draft plan beforehand; he only learned the details when he read about them in the news.

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HUD's complaint alleges that, by allowing landlords and sellers to choose who sees their ads, the social media platform is fostering housing discrimination.

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One national park reopens, another sees closures, and a judge dismisses young climate activists' case.

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But to those awaiting the outcome of legal challenges to the president's reductions, the planning seems premature.

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Twenty-six other states have already sued the company.

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The proposed reversal has raised alarm bells with environmentalists.

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California considers mandating publicly held companies to include women on their boards of directors, a judge stymies the Trump administration's deportation efforts, and the Mendocino Complex Fire makes history.

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A judge says the administration doesn't have to turn over legal documents for which an environmental law firm had sued.

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A Michigan court refuses to recognize transgender women, the acting EPA chief goes before a congressional committee, and one of Trump's golf courses is ruining sand dunes.

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A selection of recent Pacific Standard stories on wildfires and their consequences.

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New data on voter purges emerges, companies will no longer pay for their damage to public lands, and the Department of Energy gets some heat for an old tweet.

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A new study sheds light on the relationship between above-average temperatures and rising suicide rates.

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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.

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Documents accidentally shared by the Department of the Interior reveal the prioritization of energy, ranching, and logging in the monuments review.

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This move will bring up questions about the waiver that currently allows California to set its own, stricter emissions standards.

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Big Sur becomes drivable, the EPA loosens coal ash rules, and Jane Goodall wants a hunting license she won't use.

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Plaintiffs say that so-called glider trucks are putting Americans' lives directly at risk.

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The letter comes one week after the EPA announced that it would not enforce a 2016 regulation that limits the manufacture of diesel freight trucks refurbished with older engines.

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Ethiopia and Eritrea enter a new era, Ireland makes a big climate change move, and a sock scandal strikes the Department of the Interior chief.

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Immigration officials provided a litany of reasons as to why the remaining 46 children were ineligible for reunification.

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The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will release reunited migrant families with ankle bracelet monitoring, backing off from efforts to detain them indefinitely.

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What experts on constitutional law and civil rights are saying about Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's new Supreme Court nominee.

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The Tuesday deadline was imposed last month by a federal judge.

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A wildfire expert explains the fire's erratic behavior—and why we should be worried.

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A federal judge ordered HHS last week to begin reuniting families by July 10th.

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Ghost Ship defendants take a plea deal, Seattle bans plastic straws, and Colorado's third-largest fire ever rages.

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At least 40 people have been discharged.

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A brief rundown of the scandals that dogged the EPA administrator in the months leading up to his resignation.

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The announcement follows last week's ruling, which ordered the Trump administration to reunite families by July 26th.

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For Independence Day, we highlight some of our favorite stories of what it means to be American.

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The lawsuit names 21 defendants, including ExxonMobil, BP, and Shell.

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Women march against ICE, new clues arise in an environmental crime mystery, and grieving journalists keep on writing.

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In a letter, California elected officials praised Governor Jerry Brown's leadership on climate change, but asked for bolder action on oil and gas.

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The recovery plan includes $1.1 billion in aid for home reconstruction, and $1.1 billion each for the City of Houston and Harris County.

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A game-changer for gaming addiction, scientists on a short leash, and a bear-y good livestream.

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