Politics

Meet the anti-government conspiracy theorist behind GOP environmental policy

By day, Doyel Shamley helps congressional staffers understand natural resource law. By night, he's an Illuminati conspiracy theorist.

Tim Murphy Climate & Energy

Tough love: Can a local leader save the EPA’s troubled southeast region?

A former Mississippi mayor takes the helm of an office that has long been at odds with environmental justice leaders. She doesn't have much green cred, but that may be just as well.

Brentin Mock Cities

Oil (drilling) and climate action don’t mix

New White House adviser John Podesta tries -- and fails -- to defend Obama's "all of the above" energy policy.

Ben Adler Climate & Energy

How not to celebrate MLK Day: PETA compares animal cruelty to slavery (again)

While Dr. King would likely have sympathized with PETA's cause, the group can't honor him while continuing to be clueless on issues of race.

Brentin Mock Cities

Scarred, spangled banner: 46 years after MLK’s death, we still struggle to broaden the movement

In his later years, Rev. King tried to broaden the civil rights movement, laying the groundwork for the environmental justice fight we see today. Sadly, it is still a struggle.

Brentin Mock Climate & Energy

We may have to suck up CO2 to prevent planet from frying, U.N. says

A leaked draft of an IPCC report says we might need mass-scale geoengineering to fend off the worst of climate change. Al Gore says that's "insane."

John Upton Climate & Energy

Congress moves to restore ban on horse slaughter

Slaughterhouses that want to sell horsemeat might fight back by filing a claim under the North American Free Trade Agreement.

John Upton Food

De Blasio has a new plan to protect pedestrians on NYC streets

New York's new mayor pledges to tackle a long-ignored problem: traffic and speeding violations that threaten walkers and cyclists.

Ben Adler Cities

The first lawsuit against Obama’s new coal limits just got filed

Here's why the state of Nebraska thinks the newly published power plant emissions regulations are illegal.

Tim McDonnell Climate & Energy

Big green groups demand an end to Obama’s “all of the above” energy strategy

If the president is serious about climate change, he needs to stop promoting fossil fuels, say the Sierra Club, NRDC, EDF, and 15 other groups.