Lawyers are set to deliver closing arguments Tuesday in the trial of a Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by poisoning her
Honolulu’s lawsuit against fossil fuel companies leads climate change legal fight
Honolulu is suing major fossil fuel companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron, over climate change impacts
Judge blocks Trump administration’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
A federal judge says Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding
A long-awaited rule to protect workers from heat stress moves forward, even under Trump
Last summer, the United States took a crucial step towards protecting millions of workers across the country from the impacts of extreme heat on the job. In July 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, published its first-ever draft rule to prevent heat illness in the U.S. workforce....
How tribes navigate emergency response aid to citizens and what you can do to prepare
Native Americans are increasingly responsible for emergency management systems when a natural disaster hits a tribal community. Tribes can issue emergency declarations requests to open up help from regional and federal partners, typically 24 hours after the event. When help is authorized to arrive, emergency management systems tend to move...
The guerrilla campaign to save a Texas prairie from ‘silent extinction’
One sunny sunny morning in May, four high school students stood on a flower-dappled prairie in southern Dallas holding shovels. Before them swayed a Texas blazing star, a tall and spindly stalk that erupts in a bottlebrush of purple florets. Max Yan, a senior, made two putts on either side...
This Indian rapper is spitting bars about climate justice, caste, and Indigenous rights
In her latest rap song, Madhura Ghane, known by her stage name Mahi G, walks on a barren, drought-stricken hill where a large, leafless tree has fallen to the ground. In the following frames, with the background music slowly rising, the video shows close-ups of Indian laborers — men, women,...
How the world’s highest court bolstered the fight for climate reparations
As global inaction over the climate crisis has mounted and Pacific islands nations have watched in frustration as their calls for decisive action have gone unheeded, a growing number of them, led by Vanuatu, have turned to the courts. If policymakers won’t act, they hoped, perhaps the courts would. And...
Super League votes through expansion to 14 teams for 2026 but tricky next steps await
Top-flight clubs agree to expansion for next season Bradford Bulls and Toulouse in promotion mix Super League will expand to 14 teams in 2026 after clubs approved an increase in the competition by two at the earliest possible opportunity. Officials from all clubs met in Leeds on Monday to discuss...
Vollering in nasty crash as Wiebes wins Tour de France Femmes stage three
GC rider Demi Vollering crashes 3.6km from the finish Marianne Vos second on stage but reclaims yellow jersey Demi Vollering’s hopes of continuing in the Tour de France Femmes are uncertain after she crashed at speed on the approach to the finish of stage three in Angers. Vollering landed on...