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Environment

The West Virginia Speaker of the House Has Conflicts of Interest With the Natural Gas Industry

Roger Hanshaw, a Republican lawyer from Clay County, represents natural gas companies and gas industry lobby groups in his private legal practice while voting on measures that directly affect their businesses.

Ken Ward Jr. & Kate Mishkin

Participants at work in the main plenary room during the COP24 summit in Katowice, Poland, on December 4th, 2018.

What Influence Will Populism Have on the U.N. Climate Conference?

Experts argue that the political structure of populist nationalism makes introducing policies to reduce, or mitigate, emissions in democracies difficult.

Arjuna Dibley

Bolivian boy Pedrito Arce wades through the water carrying some of his family's belongings in the flooded hamlet of Los Bibosi.

Environment

Longer and More Severe Floods Are Becoming More Common in the Amazon

New research finds that fluctuations in atmospheric circulation systems and climate change are behind the increase in extreme flooding.

Claire Asher

Former United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Social Justice

What a Lack of Federal Oversight Means for Local Police Reform

In his last act as attorney general, Jeff Sessions severely limited the Department of Justice's oversight of police departments in places like Elkhart, Indiana.

Christian Sheckler & Ken Armstrong

Social Justice

Andrés Manuel López Obrador Brings an Aggressive Approach to the Presidency

A lengthy transition period has given Mexicans a preview of how the fiery leftist leader will run his six-year term.

Luis Gómez Romero

Environment

A Study Finds That the Costs of Hydroelectric Dams Have Been ‘Grossly Underestimated’

Dams have been linked to habitat degradation, worsened biodiversity, and negative changes in river ecology.

Claire Asher

Social Justice

Inside the Effort to Install Independent Oversight of the Texas Criminal Justice System

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice currently has an ombudsman within the agency, but two state politicians argue that making the position independent will lead to more objectivity.

Hannah Wiley

Signs are posted on the gated wall around the main technical area of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico.

Social Justice

Nuclear Lab Employees With Radiation-Linked Cancers Have Been Forced to Wait Years for Potential Benefits

At the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, workers are still waiting for answers about who is liable for sicknesses they say were caused by radiation from the lab.

Rebecca Moss