January 29, 2018
A roundup of the day’s headlines.
Want to breath better in San Antonio? Wait until summer
“The worst scenario for an asthmatic would be winter in
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of archival stories.
Every year on March 22, the United Nations observes World Water Day to highlight the
The pace of dramatic and extremely damaging policy actions rolling out from the Trump Administration can be overwhelming and lead one to despair and withdrawal. We know; we feel it
In an open letter to the Peruvian authorities, Survival International, Rainforest Foundation Norway, and Peruvian indigenous organization ORPIO have denounced the Peruvian government’s failure to protect uncontacted tribes.
The
Editor’s Note: I interviewed and photographed Pedro Rabago Gutierrez several times over the last few months in relation to his opposition to Energy Transfer Partners’ Trans-Pecos Pipeline. I knew
A Greely, Colo., resident locked herself to excavation equipment this morning on the easement of Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners’ Trans-Pecos Pipeline in Presidio County, Texas.
According to a release from
At the U.S.-Mexico border, the migration of pumas and coati are cut off by physical barriers. Humans? Not so much.
By Kiah Collier and Neena Satija
Texas Tribune
Kazu Haga/Waging Nonviolence
I admit, I laughed a little too. When I first saw videos of white nationalist Richard Spencer getting punched by a protester, I thought it was
A battery made with urea, commonly found in fertilizers and mammal urine, could provide a low-cost way of storing energy produced through solar power or other forms of renewable energy
Sure, pipelines are good for oil companies, but what about jobs related to preserving nature and culture?
Chip Colwell, University of Colorado Denver
On his fourth day as U.S.
Without court injunction, construction that would tunnel beneath Standing Rock Sioux’s primary source of drinking water could begin within 24 hours
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on
‘Suspect screening’ confirms range of pharmaceuticals, including anticonvulsants, antihistamines, and muscle relaxants.
A new way to test for a wide range of micropollutants in waterways has already turned up a
