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Eyewitness Recalls Shooting by Alleged White Supremacist at Minneapolis Black Lives Matter Protest
Authorities may treat the shooting as a hate crime.
Chicago Police Officer Charged With Murder After Video Shows Him Shooting Laquan McDonald 16 Times
“I was so disturbed by that videotape ... [by] the amount of callous disregard for this young man laying in the street.”
Water Pollution Trading Programs Under Fire as Report Finds Lax Oversight
Programs with a goal of establishing a water pollution credit trading market have spread into more than 20 states.
Dahr Jamail | Will Paris Climate Talks Be Too Little, Too Late?
Temperatures, sea level rise and extreme weather events continue to set records as the planet burns.
EU Gives Monsanto Mixed Message on Roundup’s Cancer-Causing Potential
Research shows that Roundup, can damage DNA, disrupt development and cause morbidity.
Scientists Say They’ve Found the “Missing Link” on Bees and Pesticides
New research may give greater insight into the connection between insecticides and our declining pollinator numbers.
Coal Mining Rejected for Climate Risks Is Back on the Table in Colorado
The Colorado mine expansion could cost society billions of dollars in climate impacts.
Got Food? How Local Food Systems Can Build Resilience for Turbulent Times
In these turbulent times, we need to make our food supply systems more resilient.
Support Strengthens to Stop Oil and Gas Development to Keep Florida’s Everglades Wild
Despite millions of dollars spent on conservation, the Everglades is threatened by pollution, invasive species, and more.
How a Bee Sting Saved My Life: Testimony From a Lyme Disease Patient
Ellie Lobel was ready to die. Then she was attacked by bees.