Environment

Paul Krugman: My quick verdict remains the same as it was from the beginning: this was a plan that did considerable economic good, but also considerable political harm.

Hundreds of students demand President Obama reject the Keystone XL pipeline deal, but Obama has already fast tracked the southern half of the pipeline which is currently delivering Canadian …

How long can Monsanto ignore the mounting actual scientific evidence that their technology is not only failing to live up to its promises, it's putting public health at risk?

The Barack Obama administration has demanded that Iran resolve “past and present concerns” about the “possible military dimensions” of its nuclear program.

If confirmed by the US Senate, Holleyman will help lead the effort to pass the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

A new study has underscored just how little is known about the health consequences of the natural gas boom that began a decade ago, when advances in high-volume hydraulic …

There is no reason for the fight to control climate change to continue becoming discombobulated over false trade-offs between jobs and the environment.

Micah Uetricht's ‘Strike for America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity’ relates the stirring transformation of the Chicago Teachers Union into a democratically organized force for social justice.

Truthout reporter Dahr Jamail describes the stakes involved in anthropogenic climate disruption.

The Washington State Health Department is stepping up efforts to have doctors educate their patients of the importance of folic acid for women prior to and during pregnancy.