How a Revolution in Climate Science Is Putting Big Oil Back on Trial
A man in the Bahamas searches through rubble after Hurricane Dorian.Ramon Espinosa, AP The outer banks of the Carolinas and the Bahamas are picking up the pieces after the battering from Hurricane Dorian—the first direct hit of this year’s extreme weather season. Already the damages for 2019 are well above the 40-year average for billion-dollar events,…
We Know There’s Lots of Plastic in the Ocean. Why Can’t We Find It?
Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty This story was originally published by Wired and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Humans unleash mountains of plastic into the sea each year, and that rate is only accelerating as plastic production grows around the world. The confounding bit is that scientists know little about where all that plastic is ending up—in…
Intel Director’s Refusal to Reveal a Whistleblower Complaint Is “Deeply Troubling,” Schiff Says
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam SchiffJ. Scott Applewhite/AP Last week, the Intelligence Community Inspector General notified Congress about a whistleblower complaint that was “credible” and of “urgent concern.” Now, Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire won’t turn over the complaint at the behest of a “higher authority,” House Intelligence Committee Chair Rep. Adam Schiff…
Intel Director’s Refusal to Reveal a Whistleblower Complaint is “Deeply Troubling,” Schiff Says
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam SchiffJ. Scott Applewhite/AP Last week, the Intelligence Community Inspector General notified Congress about a whistleblower complaint that was “credible” and of “urgent concern.” Now, Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire won’t turn over the complaint at the behest of a “higher authority,” House Intelligence Committee Chair Rep. Adam Schiff…
49,000 Auto Workers Could Shut Down GM’s Plants at Midnight
General Motors employees demonstrate in Flint, Michigan.Jake May/AP At midnight, 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers union plan to go on strike at General Motors plants following the breakdown of contract talks. It will be the union’s first strike since a two-day shutdown in 2007 and could bring vehicle production at GM’s plants in…
Democratic Presidential Candidates Are Calling for Brett Kavanaugh’s Impeachment
Chip Somodevill/Getty On two separate occasions, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh exposed himself to classmates at Yale University in the 1980s, according to new reporting from New York Times reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly. The two published details of the incidents, one of which involved Deborah Ramirez, whose allegations were not fully investigated during…