The Troubling Failure of America’s Disaster Response
Trump's FEMA wasn't ready for last year's record-breaking hurricane season, and it wants the public to know that it's not ready for another one.
Trump's FEMA wasn't ready for last year's record-breaking hurricane season, and it wants the public to know that it's not ready for another one.
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld several gerrymandered districts.
Reformer district attorneys are changing criminal justice in ways legislatures can’t.
Hurricane season begins in two weeks, but little has been done since last year's devastating storms to make vulnerable communities more resilient.
Why are schools still judged by the results of standardized tests?
Trump only wants to address the effects of global warming, not the cause.
A new slew of state laws are aimed at making sure abortion coverage is banned from private health insurance plans—putting the procedure still further out of reach.
A right-wing economist’s plan to rig democracy for the rich.
Harvey flooded many Superfund sites. Irma likely will, too. And yet, EPA chief Scott Pruitt has cut climate change preparedness for such sites.
How many more lives must be destroyed by historic hurricanes, floods, and wildfires before the government admits that climate change is a problem?
74 incidents of excess air pollution have been reported since the hurricane hit, totaling more than one million pounds of emissions. More is on the way.
After Hurricane Harvey, lawmakers could keep shoveling money into stopgap programs—or they could admit that warming seas won't fix themselves.
The powerful storm is headed straight toward the heart of the American petrochemical industry, while a key EPA response position remains unfilled.
The only thing more unpredictable than this storm is the president.
As Trump investigates “millions” of illegal votes, states are rushing to limit access to the ballot box.
The biggest hurdle to the president's proposal isn't money or geography. It's private landowners.
What happens when a Texas community college opens a campus 8,000 miles from home?
Loose gun laws put police officers at risk. So where's the outrage?
Mathematically, the firebrand senator may be done. But that doesn't mean his campaign will end.