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Environment

Emails Suggest the Department of the Interior Is Prioritizing Fossil Fuel Interests Over Wildlife Well-Being

Records reveal that, following requests by fossil fuel industry groups, a top official at the Department of the Interior appeared to take credit for helping to delay new federal protections for a once-endangered species.

Jimmy Tobias

News in Brief

Some Republicans in Congress Are Worried About Asteroids Crashing Into Earth—but Not About Climate Change

Asteroids pose a risk for anyone—regardless of income level. That's not the case with climate change.

Francie Diep

Leader of far-right party Brothers of Italy Giorgia Meloni, head of the center-right Forza Italia (Go Italy) Silvio Berlusconi, and leader of far-right party The League Matteo Salvini, give a joint press conference at the Tempio di Adriano in Rome.

News in Brief

Breaking Down Italy’s Persistent Political Instability

More than a month after it's most recent elections the country's populace once again faces political gridlock, regional division, and a worsening relationship with Europe.

Claudia Chiappa

Environment

The EPA Has Weakened Air Pollution Standards

Public-health advocates say the changes are dangerous to human health.

Kate Wheeling

Andrew Wiggins of the Minnesota Timberwolves (left) during game one of the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs in Houston, Texas, on April 15th, 2018.

Social Justice

How Basketball Briefly Saved Me From Politics

In the last month, I watched every Timberwolves game in an attempt to tune out something larger.

Hanif Abdurraqib

Representative Devin Nunes talks to reporters on February 27th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

Environment

Meet the Biggest Climate Skeptics Up for Re-Election in 2018

We looked into the environmental records of House members who face tough races in November.

Kate Wheeling

Scott Pruitt speaks at The 2017 Concordia Annual Summit on September 19th, 2017, in New York City.

Environment

Scott Pruitt’s $43,000 ‘Privacy Booth’ Violates Spending Law, According to a Federal Watchdog

A government watchdog report reveals the EPA's excessive spending.

Ashley Hackett

Harlem residents pack free groceries at the Food Bank For New York City on December 11th, 2013, in New York City.

Economics

Trump Believes We Need to Issue Work Requirements to Social Safety Net Recipients. Research Suggests Otherwise.

Trump's executive order to enforce work requirements on social safety net recipients ignores the barriers to steady employment those folks already face.

Dwyer Gunn

Fliers posted around Capitol Hill poke fun at EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

Environment

A Letter From Congressional Democrats Outlines New Allegations Against Pruitt by a Former EPA Official

In a meeting with Democrats, Kevin Chmielewski, a former EPA official and loyal Trump supporter, alleges that Pruitt repeatedly engaged in unethical, potentially illegal behavior.

Kate Wheeling

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing about Facebook on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 11th, 2018.

News in Brief

Is Congress Letting Mark Zuckerberg Off the Hook?

A cybersecurity expert weighs in on this week's Capitol Hill testimonies.

Ashley Hackett