Democratic senators call for investigation into USAID aides over controversial comments

The calls for an investigation follow concerns raised by USAID staffers about the political appointees. |…

Trump administration will not regulate rocket fuel chemical in drinking water

US environmental regulators have decided they will not put restrictions on perchlorate – a rocket fuel…

Senate confirms Trump’s pick to the D.C. Circuit

Justin Walker testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in May. | Caroline Brehman/Pool Photo via…

Pelosi removes paintings of Confederate leaders from Capitol

Paintings of Confederate leaders were removed from the Speaker’s Lobby of the Capitol. | Graeme Jennings/Getty…

House Dems weigh new push for Bolton testimony

House Majority Whip James Clyburn. | Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo Democrats spent months pretending John Bolton…

Environmental justice means racial justice, say activists

Tackling systemic racism is fundamental to achieving environmental and climate justice, according to leading activists, as…

Climate emission killer: construction begins on world’s biggest liquid air battery

Construction is beginning on the world’s largest liquid air battery, which will store renewable electricity and…

‘Worst outbreak ever’: Nearly a million pigs culled in Nigeria due to swine fever

Hundreds of thousands of pigs have been culled by Nigerian farmers in response to an explosion…

Lib Dems unveil GBP150bn green coronavirus recovery plan

The Liberal Democrats have unveiled proposals to invest GBP150bn in green projects over three years as…

World has six months to avert climate crisis, says energy expert

The world has only six months in which to change the course of the climate crisis…