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Is the Sun Setting on Pennsylvania’s Solar Future?

Trump administration rescinds $156 million to help power low-income homes; state legislature remains an obstacle if the money is restored.

by Audrey Carleton

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Assault on Accessibility Initiatives Hits Early Career Scientists Hard

By Meg Tanaka and Ava Hu

The Trump administration’s cuts to programs supporting people with disabilities are part of a broader assault on DEI.

When Workers Unite, Even Disney Has to Listen

By Mark Kreidler

A six-year legal battle ends with a massive payout — and a reminder of what unions can achieve.

Too Old to Keep Working, Not Enough Money to Stop

By Lili Euzet

As the senior workforce grows, more older Americans are staying in physically demanding jobs, often risking their health.

ICE Is Transferring People in Its Custody Away From Family, Lawyers

By Kate Morrissey

One group ended up in Alaska, where prison guards pepper sprayed them after one man asked for a phone call.

New Mexico Governor Puts Finger on Scale in Oilfield Wastewater Vote

By Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main, and Danielle Prokop, SourceNM

Gov. Lujan Grisham appears to push commission to overturn its recent ruling barring the use of produced water outside the oilfield.

Working While Brown Is the New Living While Black

By Erin Aubry Kaplan

The Supreme Court’s decision gives federal agents license to treat Latinos like second-class citizens, condoning the same racial profiling Black Americans have long faced from police.

California Moves to Curb Ultraprocessed Foods in School Cafeterias

By Mark Kreidler

The bill before the governor could help address nutrition gaps in neighborhoods with limited access to fresh food — and be a model for the nation.

Trump’s Plan to End Forest Protections Targets a ‘Conservation Success Story’

By Jeremy Lindenfeld

Allowing roads and logging on millions of acres of national forests would benefit private industry while threatening habitat and public access, opponents say.