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Kids Who Sued America Over Climate Change Aren’t Done Yet AP Photo/Elaine Thompson/2018

Kids Who Sued America Over Climate Change Aren’t Done Yet

They want an international human rights body to hold the U.S. accountable — and are spotlighting Indigenous communities on the frontlines.

Trump Administration Is On Track To Cut 1 In 3 EPA Staffers By Year’s End Getty Images/iStockphoto

Trump Administration Is On Track To Cut 1 In 3 EPA Staffers By Year’s End

The move will slash the agency’s ability to keep pollution out of air and water.

The Oceans Just Hit An Ominous Milestone Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

The Oceans Just Hit An Ominous Milestone

Acidification of the seas has crossed into dangerous territory, threatening all manner of marine life. 

Man Found Guilty Of Trying To Assassinate Trump At Florida Golf Course Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP/2024

Man Found Guilty Of Trying To Assassinate Trump At Florida Golf Course

Ryan Routh, who had moved to Hawaiʻi in recent years, faces life in prison when he is sentenced later this year.

New Mexico Will Be The 1st State To Make Child Care Free Courtesy of Maui County

New Mexico Will Be The 1st State To Make Child Care Free

The initiative is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually.

Some North Carolina Students Never Returned To School After Hurricane Helene AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough/2024

Some North Carolina Students Never Returned To School After Hurricane Helene

The hurricane hit North Carolina a year ago, and the homeless student population surged, doubling in some places and even increasing fourfold in one county.

Does Bail Reform Harm Public Safety? Experience Suggests Not Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Does Bail Reform Harm Public Safety? Experience Suggests Not

Cashless bail does not mean that everyone is simply released unconditionally to await trial.

How Europe’s Deforestation Law Could Change The Global Coffee Trade Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2021

How Europe’s Deforestation Law Could Change The Global Coffee Trade

Starting in 2026, companies selling coffee on the European Union market will have to prove that their products are “deforestation-free.”

First Came The Wildfire. Then Came The Scams David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

First Came The Wildfire. Then Came The Scams

As extreme weather becomes more frequent, so too have post-disaster contractor scams like excessive billing and shoddy repairs.

Trump’s Reversal Of EV Policies Will Affect The Road To Clean Electricity Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Trump’s Reversal Of EV Policies Will Affect The Road To Clean Electricity

Hitting the brakes on electric vehicles will mean less progress in reducing transportation emissions and less strategic U.S. leadership in a key technology.