Mine safety advocates urge Senate committee to do more to help miners with black lung disease
A new federal rule is aimed at reducing coal miners’ exposure to silica dust, a leading cause of black lung disease (Getty Images). The U.S. Senate committee on Health, Education,…
Journalist Jonathan Mingle on how a rural community defeated a major gas pipeline
Jonathan Mingle and his new book, “Gaslight: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Fight for America’s Energy Future.” Courtesy photos The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast…
Members of the U.S. Senate face a vote on whether they support contraception access
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Wednesday that the Senate will vote in June on legislation guaranteeing the right to access contraception. Shown is a packet of birth control…
Reynolds tours ‘gut wrenching’ Greenfield tornado damage, will seek federal aid
Residents go through the damage a day after a tornado tore through town on May 21, 2024 in Greenfield, Iowa. Multiple deaths and injuries have been reported from a series…
Progressives push Biden administration to cut ties with Missouri student loan servicer
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, calls on the U.S. Education Department to cut ties with Missouri student loan servicer MOHELA on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, outside the…
DeSantis and Moody announce state investigation of Starbucks’ DEI practices
Starbucks store in Tallahassee, Florida on May 22, 2024. (Photo by Jackie Llanos/Florida Phoenix) Quality Journalism for Critical Times Florida Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody wants the state agency in…
Wide scope of presidential emergency powers could be reined in by Congress this year
Former President Donald Trump used his emergency powers to construct a border wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. In this photo, construction continues on a new section of the barrier on…
Knudsen campaign says Dems’ complaint doesn’t specify broken law or statute
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, seen here testifying before Congress, is facing allegations of illegal campaign finance violations. The campaign for Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has responded to a…
Pa. House committee sets sights on Game Commission transparency and ethics issues
Former Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Bryan J. Burhans speaks at the bottom of the Glen Onoko Falls Trail on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Burhans resigned last month amid questions…
Wide scope of presidential emergency powers could be reined in by Congress this year
“Congress has been complicit and made itself a feckless branch of the federal government by granting the president so many emergency powers and refusing to regularly vote on termination of…