Sebring, Ohio Lead Poisoning Emergency Could Result In Criminal Charges

Lead poisoning has struck again, this time in Sebring, Ohio, according to the state environmental protection agency. As Flint, Michigan, Continue reading →

He brokered deals for an empire of California charter schools — and now faces a felony charge

By the time Steve Van Zant left the Mountain Empire Unified School District in 2013, he had overseen the authorization of Continue reading →

Anti-abortion activists indicted in Texas for Planned Parenthood video

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Two anti-abortion activists behind the filming of videos on fetal tissue procurement by Planned Parenthood were Continue reading →

Pentagon Wants Psychologists to End Ban on Interrogation Role

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has asked the American Psychological Association to reconsider its ban on the involvement of psychologists in Continue reading →

Wal-Mart: It Came, It Conquered, Now It’s Packing Up and Leaving

The Town’n Country grocery in Oriental, North Carolina, a local fixture for 44 years, closed its doors in October after Continue reading →

Why we’ve been hugely underestimating the overfishing of the oceans

The state of the world’s fish stocks may be in worse shape than official reports indicate, according to new data Continue reading →

After 23 years, David Koch resigns from Natural History Museum board amidst protests by scientists

David Koch is resigning from his post on the board at the American Museum of Natural History. For 23 years, everyone’s Continue reading →

US authorities distorting tests to downplay lead content of water

Water authorities across the US are systematically distorting water tests to downplay the amount of lead in samples, risking a Continue reading →