How luxury hotel chains got a slice of government aid for small businesses
by Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica. This story was originally published by ProPublica. In March, as lawmakers raced to put together a…
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Court ruling leaves DAPL operating, long term outcome now likely dependent on the election:
The Dakota Access Pipeline was likely built without the proper environmental reviews but may continue to operate during litigation, a…
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Suburban, self-proclaimed climate advocates agree with Trump on single-family zoning
Self-proclaimed environmentalists in California have found common cause with President Trump over their opposition to eliminating single-family zoning, NPR reports. The resistance of…
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We’re gonna need a bigger alphabet
The 2020 hurricane season is now expected to be the most active since at least the early 1980s, meteorologists at…
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‘The beginning of our end’: On 75th anniversary, Hiroshima survivor warns against nuclear weapons
On the 75th anniversary of when the United States dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of…
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BP is set to slash oil and gas production by 40%
After one of its worst-performing quarters ever, BP announced Tuesday it will cut its oil and gas production by 40%…
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West Virginia stakeholders back federal program to plug orphaned wells
West Virginia stakeholders are backing a plan that would use federal stimulus funds to plug abandoned oil and gas wells…
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Black mothers separated from babies and held at gunpoint while trying to beat summer heat
Two Black mothers were separated from their babies and held at gunpoint by federal law enforcement officers while taking their…
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Watch Isaias light up sky with thunder storm so spectacular it was seen from space
Hurricane Isaias made landfall late Monday night just east of the border between North and South Carolina. In Myrtle Beach,…
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Public health vs. politics: White House scrapped nationwide COVID-19 testing plan to hurt blue states
As the U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 155,000, there is still no national testing program, with widespread shortages and delays…
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