Environment
Amidst 40th anniversary, attacks on Endangered Species Act persist
January 10, 2014The Act has encountered obstacles and outright attacks, in an atmosphere where climate change and environmental havoc are growing problems.
Read moreWest Virginia chemical spill causes state of emergency
January 10, 2014More than 100,000 homes, businesses and hospitals in nine counties around Charleston, W. Va., are without water due to a chemical leak into the Elk River, which provides water for an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 people.
Read moreCold? Really, it’s warmer than ever
January 8, 2014Winters have been warming rapidly in the majority of the continental 48 states since 1970. And, take note Chicago and other Midwest readers: The coldest states are warming the fastest.
Read moreDeclare yourself #IdleNoMore
January 7, 2014Idle No More has grown to become much more than just a slogan for a movement on environmental and Indigenous rights.
Read moreNorth Dakota oil train explosion is another harsh lesson
January 3, 2014In what was a devastating end to 2013, on Dec. 30, just a mile outside Casselton, N.D., a train carrying oil collided with another train, producing a series of explosions that left 10 cars ablaze.
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