This GOP Congressman Has Begun a Huge Fight Over a Key Environmental Law
Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) is a major proponent of reforming the bedrock National Environmental Policy Act.Bill Clark/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by High Country News and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A linchpin environmental law is now being scrutinized by…
The Feds Are Locking Up Immigrant Kids—Who Have Committed No Crimes—In Juvie
Migrant children at a temporary shelter in Florida in June.Brynn Anderson/Associated Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Shortly after reaching the United States and turning himself over to Border Patrol, Alonzo, a 16-year-old immigrant from El Salvador, was invited to speak with a psychologist at the Bristow, Virginia, shelter where…
Trump Nominates Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court
Brett Kavanaugh testifies at a Senate hearing on his nomination to be US Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. CQ Roll Call/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is nominating Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court to fill the seat of retiring Justice Anthony…
Watch Tearful Migrant Families Reunite After Weeks of Separation
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Images of tearful embraces and family reunifications have spread quickly across social media over the past few days, against the backdrop of legal battles and public pressure for the government to reunify families who have been separated at the border. According to recent estimates from…
This Video Captured a Massive Iceberg Breaking off a Glacier
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Atlas Obscura and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. This past June, late one night, a team of scientists camped out on a fjord in Greenland heard a roar. When icebergs are born, they fill the ocean with noise, and the Helheim…
San Francisco Fed: Don’t Expect Much From Those Tax Cuts
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Tax cuts and spending increases can help boost the economy during a recession. But what if the economy is already in good shape? Tim Mahedy and Daniel J. Wilson of the San Francisco Fed review the literature for us: A burgeoning economic literature has studied…