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Fresh off last year’s successful defeat of federal climate legislation in the U.S. Senate, the oil baron Koch brothers and...
Is Obama wasting Sen. Bingaman’s time?Photo: The White HouseIn his State of the Union speech, Obama introduced an ambitious plan...
Can Senate Democrats snatch a defeat from the jaws of victory? Yes, that was a rhetorical question. Politico has them...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) had a bit of an outburst at a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources...
The drinking water of tens of millions of Pennsylvanians is threatened by natural-gas fracking — including the 2.3 million who...
See related slideshowThroughout history, artists have joined forces with political movements to battle injustice and demand a better and more...
How much is it worth to you to put up with contaminated drinking water?Photo: Helen SlottjeLet’s define “Appalachia” at the...
A senior US senator on Thursday ruled out violent unrest across the Middle East as a main cause of surging...
Woman carrying water through the Dharavi slum of Mumbai.Photo: Meena KadriCross-posted from Cool Green Science. Imagine living on less than...