Environment
Trump administration killed criminal investigation of GOP senator’s coal companies
June 10, 2026EPA and Justice Department officials were looking into potential criminal violations by the coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice. Then the Office of the Deputy Attorney General told them “pencils down.”
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Your AI chatbot is polluting my backyard
May 21, 2026Health issues from air pollution, a drying Potomac, and noise pollution are among the many consequences falling on hotspots where data center development is outpacing capacity and regulatory oversight.
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AI is about to collide with the West’s water crisis
May 19, 2026The latest from award-winning People's World cartoonist Greg Kearney.
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This land is not your land
May 8, 2026Union says Trump's plan to chop down the U.S. Forest Service is a prelude to putting public lands in private hands.
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‘Keystone Light’: These Wyoming oil tycoons are reviving the controversial pipeline
May 7, 2026The Trump administration is rushing to approve a 650-mile pipeline to bring oil from Canada’s tar sands into the U.S.
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