Migrant girl dies, Indicting Trump, Judge leaves GOP, DoD bills Saudis, Emission Standards, Pension Ruling

By Robert A. Vella Yours truly is struggling to keep up with the news these days.  Every day brings another Continue reading →

Tuesday Roundup: News on Supreme Court, Climate, Tariffs, Manafort, Koch Brothers, and Russian selloff

By Robert A. Vella There’s lots of important news to get to today, so let’s get right to it. From:  Continue reading →

How the Koch Brothers Are Killing Public Transit Projects Around the Country

In cities and counties across the country — including Little Rock, Ark.; Phoenix, Ariz.; southeast Michigan; central Utah; and here Continue reading →

Koch-backed group fights paid sick leave laws as flu sweeps US

This week marks 25 years since Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act, which gives US workers the Continue reading →

Days After Pruitt Becomes EPA Head, Newly Released Emails Show His Ties to Koch Bros. & Energy Firms

Thousands of pages of newly released emails reveal how EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt closely collaborated with oil, coal and gas Continue reading →

Solar Power runs into political roadblock in America, the Republican Party’s allegiance to Fossil Fuels

By Robert A. Vella America is a place of great treasures, and one of its most valuable is millions of Continue reading →

Solar blowback hits Reid’s Nevada

Harry Reid’s home state dealt a lethal blow Tuesday to rooftop solar power — the latest skirmish of a nationwide Continue reading →

Funding From Exxon or Koch Brothers Gave Deniers a Megaphone in Climate Change Debate

A Yale researcher set out to discover how much impact mega-wealthy corporations and individuals have had on the American public’s Continue reading →