Environment

Toxic algae blooming in warm water from California to Alaska

August 5, 2015 By Phuong Le

A vast bloom of toxic algae off the West Coast is denser, more widespread and deeper than scientists feared even weeks ago.

Florida’s wildlife and environment endangered by the governor

August 3, 2015 By Joshua Leclair

Since his first year as governor, Republican Rick Scott's environmental track record has been a natural disaster.

Chevron’s oil on troubled waters

July 30, 2015 By Rev. Jim Conn

Even amidst this drought, mega-corporation Chevron sells 21 million gallons of treated polluted water a day.

Zimbabwe: Minnesota dentist faces charge of lion poaching

July 29, 2015 By Farai Mutsaka

James Palmer allegedly shot a protected lion known as Cecil with a crossbow in a killing that has outraged conservationists and others.

Poverty and child brain damage

July 28, 2015 By Thomas Riggins

When it comes to how we treat children, UNICEF ranks the U.S. at 34 out of 35 industrialized countries; 22 percent of children in the U.S. live in poverty