| Nov 20, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyOne of the most important federal agencies on everything from climate to power use to property rights is one few Americans have heard of. While little-known, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has a huge impact on energy policy in the United States. It...
| Sep 19, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedSeptember 11 is already an annual day of mourning. But while the nation grieved over victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency announced a plan future generations may well grieve as a tragedy in its own...
| Aug 28, 2018 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn August 1921, sheriff’s deputies in West Virginia — later joined by federal troops — massacred striking mineworkers using machine guns and aerial bombardment, in what’s now known as the Battle of Blair Mountain. Nearly a century later, the government is again...
| Aug 21, 2018 | Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyLast year, I had the pleasure of watching grizzly bears play and interact outside of Yellowstone National Park in Montana. Nothing could have prepared me for what it was like to see them with my own eyes. Documentaries and photos may offer a glimpse, but watching them...