Environment

Climate change and oil portfolios: Divesting in the future

September 2, 2015 By Rev. Jim Conn

Methodists linked arms with more than 500 campaigns pushing for divestment by colleges, universities, faith communities, state and local retirement funds, and foundations.

Californians battle for far-reaching climate legislation

August 28, 2015 By Juan Lopez

The California state Assembly will decide on an array of pace-setting legislative bills to combat climate change.

Today in history: Hurricane Katrina’s pain index 10 years later

August 28, 2015 By Bill Quigley

When Katrina hit, the nation saw tens of thousands left behind in New Orleans. Ten years later, it looks like the same people have been left behind again.

A decade after Katrina: what we’ve learned and refuse to learn

August 27, 2015 By Special to People’s World

A decade later, the nation has made little progress in addressing the systemic problems Hurricane Katrina laid bare.

Dethroning fossil fuels: rise of the New Abolitionists

August 27, 2015 By Rev. Jim Conn

Advocates for keeping fossil fuels in the ground are demanding of the world what this nation required of itself following the Civil War.