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A Midwest Mayor Joins London Climate Week as a ‘Rational Optimist’ Who Aims to Get Things Done
Trump’s ‘Unprecedented’ Regulatory Rollbacks Fuel Surge in Protective Climate Lawsuits
Interim Fish and Wildlife Assistant Secretary’s Lack of Experience Concerns Senators at Confirmation Hearings
California unions, hospitals strike deal — but billionaire tax heads to ballot
Billionaire tax, affordable housing: See the measures on California’s November ballot
Real estate tax-cut proposal pulled from ballot in last-minute deal
States want transparent laws around animal agriculture. A fight in Congress could derail that.
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Cornyn says closed primaries could backfire on Texas GOP, breaking with Abbott, Paxton
The Housing Bill Trump Won't Sign
From Buckley to Trump, Conservatism Has Endured an Ugly Slide
Today in Supreme Court History: June 26, 2003, June 26, 2013, and June 26, 2015
What Texas can learn from Japanese cities that give technology to its senior citizens
Open Thread
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My Very Long Ride on the MAGA Ferris Wheel
New Trump Administration Policy Hides Deaths at National Parks From Public
The Right Way To Fight a Trade War
World Cup Joy Gave Way to Deportation Fears for Haitian Families
The Supreme Court's Badly Flawed Ruling in the Haiti TPS Case
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Photos: March for Kohen Wiley in Senatobia
Marchers in Senatobia demand justice in wake of officer’s killing of 1-year-old
On Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, a community network steps up to increase Vietnamese language access to healthcare
Netanyahu and Katz Threaten Iran; Vow to Remain in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza
Ms. Rachel Hosts Press Briefing on Israel’s Targeting of Palestinian Children
New Evidence Suggests RFK Jr. Lied to Senate in Claims About 2019 Samoa Visit
Corporate Democrats Are Mobilizing to Counter the Rise of Democratic Socialists
A Former Facebook Executive Is Suing Meta Over Their Silencing and Retaliation
Alaska GOP Pushes 800-Mile Gas Terminal and Pipeline That Could Decimate Climate
Mamdani’s Rent Board Votes to Freeze Rent for About 1 Million NYC Apartments
Environmental Groups Say the Fight to Shut Down “Alligator Alcatraz” Isn’t Over
Calls Grow for Release of US Citizen Detained Without Charge in Israel
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India’s fishers confront homegrown ‘ghost gear’ problem
Laser scanning forests may boost carbon estimates, but credibility questions linger
A trailblazing Ugandan championing women in African fisheries: Q&A with Lovin Kobusingye
Three years after Cyclone Freddy, farms remain under water in Malawi’s Elephant Marsh
Our Ocean Conference in Kenya ends with $6.4 billion in pledges, review of past promises
Bangladesh tests a return to the wild for extinct peafowl populations
Asia’s shark and ray hotspots remain poorly protected, study finds
Chewing sounds can help decode an animal’s diet using AI, new study finds
Real estate tax-cut proposal pulled from ballot in last-minute deal
Hundreds of data centers are coming to Texas. Here’s what you need to know.
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Big box tinderboxes: Warehouses are exposing more Californians to costly, toxic disasters
An Oregon Law Lets One Wealthy Region Turn the Desert Green. When Drought Hits, Farmers Pay the Price.
Oregon Leaders Are Trying to Save the Deschutes River. Here’s Why That’s So Hard.
The lakes that should not exist in Pakistan’s mountain ranges
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NPR13d
5 million have dropped ACA insurance after Trump and the GOP let prices skyrocket
The number of people who signed up for a health plan and then didn't pay their premium fell much more sharply than it has in years past. Trump officials blame fraud. Health policy experts blame costs.
The Center Square13d
WATCH: Lt. Gov. calls for unity during USA 250 celebration despite political divisions
(The Center Square) - We’re just over one week away from America’s 250th anniversary celebration, and Washington state is joining in on the national festivities.
The Center Square13d
Colorado gubernatorial candidates debate economic issues
(The Center Square) - Two Democrats and three Republicans have pulled ahead in Colorado's crowded race for the soon-to-be vacant Governor’s Office.
The Center Square13d
Convicted child molester not granted elderly parole
(The Center Square) – A convicted child molester will not walk free after a California board decided against granting him elderly parole.
Common Dreams13d
Court Upholds Life-Saving National Soot Air Quality Standard
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the national, health-based limit on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), also known as soot, that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) str
Reason Magazine13d
Don't Let Sanctions Strangle Cuba's Transition To Markets
Here's a sentence no one expected to read: The government of Cuba is embracing the importance of markets and the business sector. Earlier this month, the state-run newspaper Granma announced 176 econo
The Real News Network14d
No union dues for genocide: Inside the historic UAW vote to divest from Israel
At the 39th Constitutional Convention of the United Auto Workers (UAW) in Detroit, Michigan, union delegates debated and affirmed the aggressive direction the UAW has taken under current President Sha
Common Dreams14d
Alaska Governor Vetoes Plastic Foam Foodware Ban
Yesterday, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed House Bill 25, led by Rep. Andy Josephson, that would have prohibited single-use polystyrene foodware in restaurants and across Alaska’s government. The
Reason Magazine13d
N.J. Court: Posting Videos Trying to Get Prosecutor Fired = Illegal "Cyber-Harassment"
From J.V. v. C.H., decided June 18 by New Jersey appellate judges Lisa Rose and Patrick DeAlmeida; Carl and Jane are the court's pseudonyms for the parties, which I'll also use for convenience:
Reason Magazine13d
Mamdani Got His Rent Freeze Wish. Don't Expect New York City Housing To Become More Affordable.
Two days after three of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's endorsed congressional candidates won their elections in the New York primaries, the NYC Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) delivered another win
Reason Magazine13d
Good Riddance to 'Alligator Alcatraz,' a Cruel, Expensive, and Pointless Authoritarian Stunt
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced at a press conference Thursday that the state's "Alligator Alcatraz" detention camp is shutting down after less than a year in operation.
Reason Magazine14d
New Jersey Supreme Court Requires Transparency for Facial Recognition Evidence
Just like humans may err in recognizing faces, facial recognition technology (FRT) is not without its flaws. Multiple defendants have blamed the technology for wrongful arrests as more and more law en
Undark Magazine13d
Review: What Animals Can Teach Humans About Caregiving
From seahorses and birds to beetles and killer whales, journalist Elizabeth Preston finds a lot of common ground between human and animal parenting in “The Creatures’ Guide to Caring,R
The Conversation13d
Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not clear how quickly it can get there
For a country already facing serious humanitarian needs, the two powerful earthquakes that shook Venezuela on June 24, 2026, have made life even harder.
CDC Newsroom13d
Transcript - Update on Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: 6/26/26
Audio file also available.
The Conversation13d
Israel’s ‘campaign between the wars’: How strategy to contain Iran and its allies risks further straining ties with US
A lot hangs on whether the United States can compel Israel to cease operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon. After all, an end to the Israeli military offensive was a key provision of the broad U.S.-I
Mongabay13d
Extreme heat wave in France kills hundreds of thousands of poultry
Record temperatures have been causing mass poultry deaths in western France since June 22, Reuters reported. The heat wave, with temperatures exceeding 40° Celsius (104° Fahrenheit), is also behind th
Grist13d
Across Europe, heat adaptation plans are being put to a brutal test
France has been preparing for climate-fueled heat waves for more than two decades. In 2003, more than 14,800 people died as summer temperatures hovered above 95 degrees Fahrenheit for two weeks. The d
Mongabay13d
French court orders TotalEnergies to disclose climate impacts in vigilance plan
A French court has delivered a landmark judgment against oil and gas giant TotalEnergies SE, holding it accountable for the carbon footprint associated with its global operations. On June 25, the Pari
Reason Magazine14d
America's Nuclear Industry Doesn't Need Cronyism To Thrive
Energy Secretary Chris Wright declared Thursday, during an interview with CNBC at Idaho National Laboratory, that America had entered the "golden era" of nuclear energy. Wright's bold proclamation coi
CalMatters14d
They asked 6,000 Californians about inequality and learned how we live with it
A conversation with G. Cristina Mora and Tianna S. Paschel, authors of “Normalizing Inequality: How Californians Make Sense of the Growing Divide”
CalMatters14d
Newsom signs law that lets Uber, attorneys avoid ballot measure fight
New California law limits medical cost recoveries from ride-hailing crashes, imposes new driver background check rules
Chalkbeat13d
Inside two Title IX investigations in Colorado that reflect a ‘new way of doing business’ under Trump
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Trump administration gives Jeffco 10 days to change policies or risk losing federal funding
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Mamdani promised to cut wasteful education contracts. Critics say he picked the wrong one.
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MSCS will pay the state oversight board’s salary. But who will fund its work?
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The Real News Network13d
Trump should foot the bill for rebuilding Venezuela after earthquake disaster
The images are harrowing: whole neighborhood blocks in rubble. Buildings collapsed. Rescue workers climbing over mountains of concrete debris fighting to find the survivors, working through the night.
Reason Magazine14d
Michigan Spent $1.8 Billion and Only Created 602 Jobs
One of the great economic myths that never seems to die is the idea that giving taxpayer money to a private company will yield a windfall, incentivizing the company to create jobs and generate wealth
Reason Magazine14d
Supergirl Is a Bafflingly Grim, Violent, and Depressing Take on the Superhero Movie
When Superman hit theaters last summer as the first in a new line of DC comic book movies overseen by James Gunn, it was more than just another franchise reset. It was a return to the comic book chara
Reason Magazine14d
New Essay: Obergefell's Second Decade
Happy June 26th everyone, or as I call it, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Day. On this day in history, Justice Kennedy decided Lawrence, Windsor, and Obergefell. This is a fitting moment to reflect back o