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What does the EPA count as 'renewable?'

John McCracken - Grist

The agency wants more ethanol, biogas, and wood pellet power in the nation's fuel mix. Is that really a good thing?

Signs for Crumbl Cookies beside a palm tree at Veranda shopping center in Concord, California (Gado/Getty Images)

Crumbl in violation of child labor laws

Joy Saha

The U.S. Department of Labor found violations affecting 46 minor workers at 11 franchises nationwide

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The GOP war on green investing

Blanca Begert - Grist

From the U.S. House to state governments, the GOP takes aim at pro-climate finance strategies

Tumbleweed rolls across a dried out landscape in central California's Kern County as trucks head south toward the Grapevine to begin the climb over the Tejon Pass leading into Southern California, on February 3, 2014. The United States government announced on February 5 a new system of regional hubs to tackle the effects of climate change as the country's southwest battles a historic drought. In January, California declared a state of emergency due to what could be the worst drought in a century for the state, and which has prompted fears of lost harvests and devastating forest fires. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Is California's drought over?

Jake Bittle - Grist

Heavy rains may refill reservoirs, but they won't solve the state's broader water crisis

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) attends a House Second Amendment Caucus press conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 08, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Hannity grills Boebert over "math"

Meaghan Ellis - Alternet

"Is this a game show?" Hannity asked Boebert

President Joe Biden appears on stage with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, former Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell on Jan. 4, 2023, in Covington, Kentucky. (Michael Swensen/Getty Images)

GOP in shambles — Dems are loving it

Brian Karem

Actual bipartisanship was on display in Kentucky — not that anyone noticed amid the toddler tantrum on Capitol Hill

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

McCarthy caves to more MAGA concessions

Igor Derysh

Despite the negotiations, McCarthy still appears unlikely to have won over enough votes to become speaker

Church of St. Francis of Assisi commemorates the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI displaying his portrait picture with a black ribbon, on January 04, 2023 in Krakow, Poland. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Pope Benedict: Troubled leader, no saint

Celia Viggo Wexler

Before we canonize the late pope, let’s remember all the harm his preaching caused — and hope for something better

U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (C) walks among members of the House in between roll call votes for Speaker of the House of the 118th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Kev's lesson: GOP trolls eat their own

Amanda Marcotte

Calling Republican renegades "ultraconservative" doesn't cut it: This clown show is a symptom of the big F

People sing slogans while gathering on a street in Shanghai on November 27, 2022, where protests against China's zero-Covid policy took place the night before following a deadly fire in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region. (HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

China and COVID-19: A lesson in extremes

Matthew Rozsa

China once had the strictest COVID-19 policies in the world. Now, the pandemic situation is out of control

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home on November 15, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump debunks McCarthy dumping rumors

Matthew Chapman - Raw Story

"The story and statement that was just put out that I endorsed Byron for Speaker of the House is fake," says Trump

Bryan Christopher Kohberger (AKA "The Idaho Killer") (Monroe County Correctional Facility via Getty Images)

Idaho killer sought mass casualties

Matthew Chapman - Raw Story

"There was effort and strategic thinking that went into it," says former FBI Special Agent Mary Ellen O'Toole

Dana Marie Perino (Getty/Riccardo Savi)

Perino on speaker stalemate: "Get drunk"

Kelly McClure

"They need to all get drunk and have a moment," Perino says

Pasta Amatriciana (Getty Images/Alexander Spatari)

How the discovery of pasta shaped Italy

Luca Cesari

"Many popular beliefs about the origin and evolution of classic Italian dishes . . . are flat-out wrong"

Pornhub (STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Backlash to digital ID porn access law

Joy Saha

While age verification is the purported goal, using new ID tech causes concerns about control and surveillance

Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills (Bryan Bennett/Getty Images)

What happened to Damar Hamlin?

Matthew Rozsa

The healthy, 24-year-old safety for the Buffalo Bills suffered cardiac arrest on the field on Monday

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) talks with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on the opening day of the 118th Congress on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, in Washington DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

AOC floats speaker deal with GOP

Rae Hodge

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Democrats would be interested if they can get some committee chair assignments

Montell Jordan in "Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test" (Pete Dadds / FOX)

Faded celebrity redemption tour of duty

Melanie McFarland

Anthony Scaramucci, Kate Gosselin, Dr. Drew, Jamie Lynn Spears and more are put to the test in FOX's reality series

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Jail nurses accused of letting woman die

Sky Palma - Raw Story

Nurses gave her suggestions like taking walks and yoga classes in response to difficulty breathing

Anna Paulina Luna appears on a panel discussion during a taping of "Candace" Hosted By Candace Owens on January 4, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Brett Carlsen./Getty Images)

GOPers feud over "witchcraft" accusation

Alex Henderson - Alternet

"Devout Christian" Anna Paulina Luna fumes at fellow right-winger for claiming she's a "literal witch"

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) spreads out her arms as she goes through security outside the House Chamber at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on January 12, 2021. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

House GOP removes Jan. 6 metal detectors

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams

They were installed over concerns that far-right lawmakers would bring guns into the House chamber

Coronavirus mutations, concept (Getty images/VICTOR HABBICK VISIONS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)

How variant XBB.1.5 took over the U.S.

Troy Farah

In just a few weeks, XBB.1.5 has become the new dominant variant in many parts of the U.S.

US Republican Representative from Florida Matt Gaetz speaks with lawmakers as the US House of Representatives convenes for the 118th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 3, 2023. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Matt Gaetz labels McCarthy a "squatter"

Rae Hodge

Gaetz's opposition to McCarthy grew even pettier on Tuesday after the GOP leader moved into Pelosi's old office

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol April 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

MTG "furious" at MAGA pals over McCarthy

Meaghan Ellis - Alternet

“They’re proving to the country that they’re just distractions," the Georgia Republican said

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