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Pennsylvania Spent Big on a ‘Petrochemical Renaissance.’ It Never Arrived.

Visions of a booming hub that would bring jobs and prosperity to Appalachia faded, but the plastic “nurdles” remain.

by Audrey Carleton


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Trump Administration ‘Wanted to Use Us as a Trophy,’ Says School Board Member Arrested Over Church Protest

By Cerise Castle

Black Lives Matter leaders recount their arrests last month after a Minnesota anti-ICE protest.

They’re Organizing to Stop the Next Assault on Immigrant Families

By Mark Kreidler

Community groups are pushing back on an impending HUD rule that would force undocumented immigrants from public housing, splitting families.

New Mexico Again Debates Greenhouse Gas Reductions as Snow Melts

By Jerry Redfern

Lawmakers table bill to expand use of oilfield wastewater and shoot down another that would restrict drone use around “critical” infrastructure.

Louisiana Bets Big on ‘Blue Ammonia.’ Communities Along Cancer Alley Brace for the Cost.

By Ames Alexander for Floodlight

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

What the Arrests of Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort Mean for Black Americans

By Erin Aubry Kaplan

The arrests of two Black journalists for doing their jobs mark a new chapter of an age-old struggle for democracy, inclusion and unflinching truth that traces back to the pioneering journalism of Ida B. Wells.

What It’s Like On the Front Line as Health Care Cuts Start to Hit

By Elizabeth Aguilera

Pattie Lopez, whose job is to help patients access public health coverage at Venice Family Clinic, says the volume and scope of cuts to Medi-Cal and Covered California are unlike anything else she’s seen in 23 years.

Lawsuits Push Back on Trump’s Attack on Child Care

By Mark Kreidler

Unions, small businesses, states sue to stop the administration from punishing blue states by withholding $10 billion in funding.

Protesters Turn to Economic Disruption to Fight ICE

By Jeremy Lindenfeld

A nationwide shutdown, inspired by a one-day general strike in response to the killings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis last month, shows the evolving tactics of groups from Minnesota to Los Angeles mobilizing against Trump’s immigration agenda.








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