Environment

U.S. allows Nestlé to keep piping water from drought-ridden California

June 29, 2018 By Lorraine Chow

California has suffered from years of recurring drought. Large swaths of the south—where the forest is located—remain severely dry.

Kids in Flint still afraid to drink the water

June 28, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

The whistleblower pediatrician, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, says, even today, “If you turn on the tap, they don’t want it.”

Court orders pipeline to halt construction over West Virginia streams, wetlands

June 27, 2018 By Olivia Rosane

"Putting the breaks on this is the only just outcome for communities directly impacted by this destructive project."

Koko the gorilla, 46: An ‘icon for interspecies communication, empathy’

June 22, 2018 By Lorraine Chow

"Koko's capacity for language and empathy has opened the minds and hearts of millions."

Eco-messages abound in ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’

June 22, 2018 By Ed Rampell

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’s eco-theme raises it from being just a crowd pleasing special FX-laden spectacle to a more worthy movie meditation upon species going extinct.