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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.

How Drones And AI Are Changing The Way We Fight Wildfires Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2025

How Drones And AI Are Changing The Way We Fight Wildfires

As the threat of wildfires intensifies, modern technology is playing an increasingly large role in both research and management. But not all communities have access to it.

As Trump Threatens More Guard Troops In US Cities, Here’s What The Law Says AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib/2025

As Trump Threatens More Guard Troops In US Cities, Here’s What The Law Says

Legal experts and some military officials are concerned that deployment in more U.S. cities could set up conflicts not seen since the civil rights era.

Wisconsin Youth Sue Utility Regulator Over Failure To Weigh Climate Change AP Photo/Andy Manis/2025

Wisconsin Youth Sue Utility Regulator Over Failure To Weigh Climate Change

The nonprofit representing the Wisconsin plaintiffs helped secure a landmark settlement in Hawaiʻi with the case Navahine v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation.

Why Getting A Covid-19 Vaccine Is Likely To Be More Complicated This Year  Getty Images/iStockphoto

Why Getting A Covid-19 Vaccine Is Likely To Be More Complicated This Year 

A once-straightforward seasonal vaccine process has become muddled this year thanks to new federal guidance on who can get the shots. It raises questions about whether pharmacists will provide the shots and if insurers will cover them. 

What Ronald Reagan Started, Donald Trump May Finish White House Photographic Collection via Wikimedia Commons

What Ronald Reagan Started, Donald Trump May Finish

Like Reagan, Trump is slashing US environmental regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper impact.