Scrubbers: The shipping industry’s greenwashing deception
Lights from cruise ships are reflected on the surface of downtown Juneau’s harbor on the evening of May 10. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Scrubbers, most of which use seawater…
Inflation has slowed, but the economy remains a big issue for voters in picking a president
People watch the ABC News presidential debate between Democratic nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, and Republican nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, at a…
On this day in 1940
Sept. 14, 1940 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Selective Service Act. Credit: War Department. With the Nazi army sweeping across Europe, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Selective Service…
Morrow, Green square off in first NC superintendent debate
Michele Morrow and Mo Green are running to bvecome NC’s next Superintendent of Public Instruction (File photos) North Carolina’s candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction, Republican Michele Morrow and Democrat…
How immigrants navigate their digital footprints in a charged political climate
José Patiño, a 35-year-old DACA recipient and Arizona community organizer, says it took him a long time to overcome the fear of sharing his personal information — including his legal…
EPA slow to suspend toxic herbicide tied to lifelong health issues
The Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., in March 2024 (Lyle Muller/Investigate Midwest). Imagine an agricultural chemical so vial, so poisonous, so unsafe to human health that even the…
On wilderness and democracy
A scenic view of Heart Lake in the Scapegoat Wilderness. The United States congress designated the Scapegoat Wilderness in 1972 with a total of 239,936 acres. The long northwest border…
Hurricane Francine sets back Ida recovery for Nicholls State
Nicholls softball player Lilianna Robledo tosses branches into a pile as the team helps to clean up campus at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (Photo…
Trump peddles anti-immigrant diatribe at Las Vegas rally
Trump rally at The Expo at World Market Center on Sept. 13, 2024. (Photo: April Corbin Girnus/Nevada Current) Between attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris and haranguing the media for…
Healey, Lamont eyeing possible nuclear/wind deal
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, left, and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, right. (Official photos) Gov. Maura Healey of Massachusetts and Ned Lamont of Lamont are considering a major energy deal, with…