2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (292+ words) Internal NPS documents indicate that the agency was aware that the show would drastically reduce air quality. Air quality around the Washington, D. C. area declined dramatically on Sunday, one day after a massive fireworks display was put on for the United…...

4+ hour, 15+ min ago  (701+ words) Food banks are struggling to fill the gap in Arizona, where more than half of recipients lost federal assistance." Funded largely by Congress but administered by state and county governments, SNAP plays a critical role in reducing poverty and hunger…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (364+ words) Bulldozers destroyed part of a Sonoran Desert intaglio that holds special significance for the Hia-Ced O'odham people. Lorraine Marquez Eiler, co-founder of the International Sonoran Desert Alliance and an elder of the Hia-Ced O'odham, says locals informed both the work…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1028+ words) I've never experienced anything like this in my entire life," Rep. Adelita Grijalva said during a visit to the jail. Three Democratic members of Congress said they were horrified that immigrants were being stuffed into holding cells like sardines" at…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (904+ words) There's a chilling effect on not just my academic freedom, but that of my colleagues," Aria Fani said after his removal. The University of Washington has removed a professor from his role as director of its Middle East Center after…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (613+ words) It's effectively feudal," a clean energy advocate says of a utility board election in which only landowners can vote. The Salt River Project, or SRP, now serves one of the nation's largest metro areas, not just a swath of farmland....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (507+ words) Scientists are linking deadly heat waves, like the record-breaking heat dome, to pollution from fossil fuel companies. Projections show that critical lakes and reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin could reach catastrophically low levels by mid-2027, according to Taylor Mc Kinnon,…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1454+ words) For the first time in decades, the US may lose a designation indicating that outbreaks are rare and rapidly contained. The number of confirmed measles cases in Utah have surpassed 100, with state health officials reporting 102 as of Nov. 25, the last…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (854+ words) Polls suggest 74 percent of voters in the state will back a ballot initiative to counter the effects of Citizens United. The Montana Plan is wildly popular. An October 2025 poll by the pro-democracy group Issue One found that 74 percent of voters…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (605+ words) Johnson claims he's following standard precedent " one that he himself disregarded for Republicans earlier this year. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) has formally filed a lawsuit against the House of Representatives over Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-Louisiana) refusal to seat Rep....