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“The Fourth Estate” tries to set the record straight in the “fake news” era
Melanie McFarland
Liz Garbus' documentary series about The New York Times in the Trump era may drag, but it does not fail journalism
How Brexit revived the nationalist dream of a “united Ireland”
Danielle Ryan
This week's abortion vote, and the rise of nationalist leader Mary Lou McDonald, show how fast Ireland is changing
Focus on Scott Pruitt’s scandals ignores the biggest of all: Destruction of environmental safeguards
Justin Anderson
Trump's EPA chief has fully adapted to the swamp of corruption. But his truly disastrous legacy lies elsewhere
As plastic straw bans become mainstream, some fear pushback from corporations
Nicole Karlis
Advocates say it's not about the straws — it's about the plastic
Playing Trump for peace: Korean Peninsula as a bright spot?
John Feffer
How the Korean Peninsula could become a bright spot in a world gone mad
Omar Siddiqui, face of the blue wave: FBI adviser, patriot, Democrat and Muslim
Chauncey DeVega
FBI counterterrorism expert hopes to unseat Rep. Dana Rohrabacher in what was once GOP heartland
What will we eat in 2050? California farmers are placing bets
Nathanael Johnson
For anyone trying to make money off long-lived crops, climate change is already here
Zero-waste stores ask shoppers to bring their own everything
Cathy Erway
As record amounts of plastic waste pollutes the planet, some grocers are helping shoppers do without
Beaches are becoming safer for baby sea turtles, but threats await them in the ocean
Pamela T. Plotkin
All seven species of sea turtle found around the world are classified as vulnerable or endangered
California’s new solar rooftop mandate could be better
Garth Heutel
Solar energy enthusiasts expressed skepticism — both economic and environmental — about the new mandate
Why the offshore wind industry is about to take off
Matthew Lackner, Erin Baker
Massachusetts became the first state to set offshore wind goals in 2016
Trump’s latest outrageous appointee: A judge who wants to shut down the EPA
Amanda Marcotte
Andrew Oldham has argued that regulating pollution is illegitimate. But he's fine with taking away human rights
Bitcoin’s energy use got studied, and you libertarian nerds look even worse than usual
Eric Holthaus
Bitcoin’s energy footprint double by the end of the year
Coal ash contains lead, arsenic and mercury — and it’s mostly unregulated
Laura Mast
Can science find solutions where policy lags before the damage deepens?
Down the memory hole: Dismantling democracy, one word at a time
Karen J. Greenberg
Trump’s strategic assault on democracy, word by word
In defense of fish parasites
Matthew Rozsa
Recent stories of parasites in raw fish may be alarming — yet scientists say parasites are crucial
Gut feeling: Is climate change altering our gut microbes?
Lisa Selin Davis
We blame a lot on global warming — but science might not be ready to indict it for tummy troubles
Donald Trump, Jr. testimony epitomizes everything wrong with the Russia scandal
Matthew Rozsa
Let's be honest for a second: Both sides will continue to believe what they want, regardless of what they learned.
On creating a new politics with spiritual and intellectual integrity
Terry Patten
Human civilization is in the midst of an existential crisis
White House forced EPA to squash water contamination report to avoid a “public relations nightmare”
Matthew Rozsa
Under EPA head Scott Pruitt, the Trump White House tried to block the release of a report on water contaminants
The thinking error at the root of science denial
Jeremy P. Shapiro
Could seeing things in black-and-white terms influence people’s views on scientific questions?
After the Iran deal: A foreign policy built on arrogance, ignorance and sheer desperation
Patrick Lawrence
American foreign policy has long trended toward dark places. Under this administration, that has accelerated
The EPA says burning wood to generate power is “carbon-neutral.” Is that true?
William Moomaw
Burning biomass is a costly process with a significant environment price — yet the EPA lauds it as "carbon neutral"
Power to the corporations
Terry H. Schwadron
Trump’s plan to privatize the electric grid comes at a time when it’s most vulnerable and most needed
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