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EPA Claims ‘Overwhelming Rejection’ of EVs as It Moves to Loosen Air Pollution Rules
Nancy Pelosi puts thumb on the scale in race for her successor. Here’s who she endorsed
US Supreme Court reverses ruling against Mississippi legislative redistricting
Bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while renewing the fight for voting rights
FAQ: Mississippi redistricting. Why does it matter? What’s being considered?
Donald Trump, Thomas Massie, and the Long, Slow Death of the Tea Party
Why Is Trump Trying To Purge Thomas Massie?
Texas American Muslim University sued by Paxton, accused of misleading would-be students
Court Refuses to Order Pam Bondi to Delete Tweeted Booking Photos in Prosecution for Interference with ICE in Minneapolis
Thomas Massie's Moment Has Come
8½-Year Sentence for American Who Fought for ISIS Is Too Lenient, Says Sixth Circuit
Today in Supreme Court History: May 18, 1860
The word ‘Black’ has disappeared from a set of bills aimed at addressing Black maternal health
Texas summer camps have closed, scaled back operations due to state’s new regulations
Texas primary runoffs: resource guides for races up and down the ballot
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Judge tosses out former Jackson State University president’s lawsuit against IHL board
New mural creates a fun space for reading at a Madison elementary school
Marshall Ramsey: Scaring voters
America’s fastest-improving school system still falls short
Trump Claims He Cancelled Planned Attack on Iran at Request of Gulf States
Trump Admin Cites National Security to Pause Permits for TX Wind Energy Projects
UC Is Finalizing Its Land-Use Rules Without Involving Directly Impacted Tribes
Israel Enacts Death Penalty Law for Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank
Trump Bought Stock in Drugmaker Whom It Then Boosted Through Policy
Israel Raids Humanitarian Flotilla Bound for Gaza in International Waters
House Passes Bill Aimed at Cracking Down on Localities’ Cashless Bail Programs
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Philippine fishing and Indigenous communities wary of clean energy boom in Marcos stronghold
19,000 Great Pyramids a year: Report flags unsustainable rate of sand mining
Trump called trophy hunting a “horror show,” but permitted 300-plus elephant trophy imports in 2025
Nepal’s plan to release blackbucks into tiger country raises red flags
Fire at WCS Makira Natural Park office allegedly linked to patrol efforts
Elephants return to Mount Elgon side of Uganda after four decades
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The Center Square54d
Los Angeles City Council delays $30 an hour minimum wage
(The Center Square) – The Los Angeles City Council's delay on a $30-an-hour minimum wage has some groups shaking their heads and others clapping their hands.
The Center Square54d
WATCH: Critics say political protests interfere with education
(The Center Square) – As student walkouts and protests tied to immigration enforcement increase nationwide, education experts are raising concerns about declining civics proficiency among K-12 student
The Center Square54d
WATCH: Architect of WA’s income tax test case defends collaboration with AG's office
(The Center Square) - For the first time since The Center Square obtained exclusive documents revealing how Democratic supporters of Washington’s new income tax worked behind the scenes with the Washi
The Center Square54d
Congressional candidates discuss agriculture, healthcare
Editor's note: This is the part of a series of stories that are appearing this week on the June 2 primary in California. The stories include comments from candidates who agreed to interviews with The
Inside Climate News54d
Latin America Faces ‘Hydrological Whiplash’ as Climate Risks Mount
If the 2025 climate year in Latin America and the Caribbean showed anything, it was that floodwaters can’t erase long-term drought, that temperatures will continue to soar past livable limits and that
Global Voices54d
How Russians used to protest and managed to prevent some ecological disasters
Environmental conflicts often begin with a local issue, but grow into broader conversations about justice
Common Dreams54d
Outlandish Merger of Giant Power Companies NextEra and Dominion is ‘Contrary to Public Interest’
Massive Florida-based power company NextEra Energy announced today its plan to acquire Virginia’s Dominion Energy, citing the growth of A.I. data centers as the impetus for the move. In response, Publ
Democracy Now!54d
"Staggering Corruption": Rep. Raskin on Trump's $10B IRS Lawsuit, Stock Trades & Family Business
Donald Trump on Monday dropped his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over a leak of his personal and business tax records, a bizarre case of a sitting president suing his own go
ProPublica54d
More Than 100,000 American Kids Have Had a Parent Detained in Immigration Sweeps, Report Estimates
Far more American children have likely been separated from their parents during immigration sweeps than previously understood, according to a report by the Washington, D.C.-based think tank Brookings.
ProPublica54d
ProPublica Selects 11 Journalists for Investigative Editor Training
Eleven journalists from across the country join the ProPublica Investigative Editor Training Program, which seeks to expand the ranks of editors in newsrooms across the country whose work is aimed at
Reason Magazine54d
Jared Polis' Controversial Commutation of Tina Peters' Prison Sentence Upholds Freedom of Speech
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, is catching a lot of flak for granting clemency to former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, a conspiracy theorist who was sentenced to nearly nine years in jail and
Reason Magazine54d
Samurai vs. Squatters: On the Street With the Hired Swords Reclaiming California Property Owners' Stolen Homes
"We're probably not going to use grenades on this one, right? Because I got 'em."
The Conversation54d
Ebola strain spreading in Congo and Uganda has no approved vaccine
As a deadly outbreak of Ebola virus spreads in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on May 17, 2026, that it is transferring “a small n
Inside Climate News54d
A Utility Mega-Merger Is All About Data Centers
A proposed merger of the largest utility in the country by market value, NextEra Energy, with the sixth-largest, Dominion, would create a megacompany at a time when data centers and rapid increases in
The Conversation54d
Battleground state with few combatants – why Pennsylvania’s primaries lack competition
At a time when hard-fought primary elections in Georgia, Kentucky and Indiana and Ohio are making national news, perennial battleground Pennsylvania seems to be nodding through one of the sleepiest pr
NSF News54d
Podcast: Autonomous IndyCar racing (part 1)
Artificial intelligence techniques are driving the development of autonomous vehicles. Madhur Behl, an NSF-supported associate professor, discusses how the high-speed world of racing helps advance...
Mongabay54d
Organized crime adds to environmental destruction in the Amazon, report finds
A new report by the International Crisis Group finds that organized crime has become a “major obstacle” to protecting the Amazon. Criminal groups often operate across borders and are expanding control
Mongabay54d
Who controls Indian Ocean tuna?
The Indian Ocean hosts one of the world’s largest tuna fisheries, supplying global seafood markets and sustaining livelihoods across dozens of coastal nations. But scientists warn some stocks are unde
Mongabay54d
Jane Goodall’s grandson on hope after loss
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Five months after Jane Goodall’s death, her grandson Merlin Va
CalMatters54d
$6 gas and refinery fears collide with California’s climate ambitions
California is considering handing oil refineries and other major polluters billions of dollars in free emission allowances just as the state says carbon reductions need to come faster than ever.
Investigate Midwest54d
This herbicide is so toxic it’s been banned in over 70 countries. But plants in the South are releasing it into the air.
WAYNESBORO, Miss. — Wayne County, Mississippi, in a quiet southeast corner of the state, is home to about 20,000 people surrounded by forest and farmland.
CalMatters54d
California’s ‘groundbreaking’ fast food council lacks a leader, hasn’t met in over a year
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Reason Magazine54d
Taxes and Government Fees Make Up 25 Percent of Car Rental Fees
With gasoline averaging about $4.50 per gallon—over six bucks if you're unlucky enough to live in California—President Donald Trump proposes a gas tax holiday to give American consumers a bit of relie
Chalkbeat54d
More than 19,000 Colorado childcare workers benefit from new state tax credit in first year
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Chalkbeat54d
NYC promises new scorecards and more efficient routes for dysfunctional school bus system
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Chalkbeat54d
Philly ballot measure could bolster education oversight for kids in foster care, juvenile detention
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Chalkbeat54d
Chicago school board elections kicks off with the first day of candidate filing. Who is trying to run?
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Reason Magazine54d
The Missing Part of the State Court Mangione Suppression Ruling?
The state trial court handed down its ruling in People v. Mangione, on whether to suppress part of all of the contents of the backpack Luigi Mangione was carrying at the time of his arrest in the stat
Reason Magazine54d
Why is the Court GVRing Cases In Light Of Callais That Did Not Turn On The Issues In Callais?
Today the Supreme Court GVR'd two cases in light of Callais. State Board of Election Commissioners v. Mississippi NAACP and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. North Dakota presented the same
Reason Magazine54d
Brickbat: The Happiest Place on Earth
Dash camera video released by Orlando's News 6 appears to show an Orange County, Florida, sheriff's deputy forcing a driver off the road near Walt Disney World while merging. The driver, Ivan Schiffin
The Hechinger Report54d
OPINION: To solve chronic absenteeism, let’s make school a place where students really want to be
Chronic absenteeism has become one of the defining challenges facing American schools. Students are missing more school than they did before the pandemic, when absenteeism was already labeled a nation