Living with natural gas pipelines: Appalachian landowners describe fear, anxiety and loss
Pipeline companies have run roughshod over several regions where they're building, racking up safety and environmental violations. Many residents feel trapped, with no control over their property.
Feb. 3, 2021 • ~10 min
Trump’s big gamble to gut US power plant emissions rules loses in court, opening a door for new climate rules
An appeals court described the EPA's effort as 'a series of tortured misreadings' of US law.
Jan. 20, 2021 • ~7 min
Trump’s big gamble to gut US power plant emissions rules loses in court, opening door for new climate rules
An appeals court described the EPA's effort as "a series of tortured misreadings" of U.S. law.
Jan. 20, 2021 • ~7 min
Joe Biden's inaugural address gives hope to the millions who stutter
Joe Biden's presidential campaign and his inauguration mark an important change for the roughly 3 million people in the United States who stutter.
Jan. 20, 2021 • ~6 min
Trump’s big gamble to gut US power plant emissions rules fails in court, opening door for powerful new climate rules
An appeals court described the EPA's effort as "a series of tortured misreadings" of U.S. law.
Jan. 20, 2021 • ~7 min
Biden has a congressional shortcut to cancel Trump’s regulatory rollbacks, but it comes with risks
The Trump administration used this shortcut liberally in 2017, but its potential pitfalls and impact raise a question: Should Congress repeal it?
Jan. 18, 2021 • ~7 min
Does 'deplatforming' work to curb hate speech and calls for violence? 3 experts in online communications weigh in
Banning extremists from social media platforms can reduce hate speech, but the deplatforming process has to be handled with care – and it can have unintended consequences.
Jan. 15, 2021 • ~10 min
Trump's Twitter ban obscures the real problem: state-backed manipulation is rampant on social media
Social media censorship in the US fails to tackle the rising trend of ‘disinformation-for-hire’ cyber troops.
Jan. 13, 2021 • ~7 min
Big Tech's rejection of Parler shuts down a site favored by Trump supporters – and used by participants in the US Capitol insurrection
Millions of supporters of Donald Trump flocked to the far-right social media platform, where hate speech and calls for violence thrive. The US Capitol insurrection could be the platform's undoing.
Jan. 12, 2021 • ~12 min
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