Environment
Unions and organic farming help workers and environment in Coachella Valley
August 3, 2017Navarro is 72, well beyond the age when other workers can retire and get Social Security, but he continues working although he has problems with one of his legs.
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North Carolina to Duke Energy: Don’t raise rates to clean up your mess!
July 19, 2017The nation’s largest electric company wants to force consumers to pay nearly $200 million a year to clean up the toxic byproducts of burning coal to generate power.
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Steelworkers hit Trump EPA plan to kill chemical protections
July 12, 2017Now that Scott Pruitt's in charge of EPA, he's not suing it any more. Instead, he’s yanking its rules that would protect people.
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This week in history: The bicentennial of Henry David Thoreau
July 10, 2017Thoreau's ideas went on to influence many readers, including political figures, artists, authors, and future naturalists.
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Oklahoma tries to crush Native American environmental protesters
June 26, 2017When Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed HB 1124 into law in May, 2017 it was yet another strike against Native Americans.
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