Lawmakers From Both Parties Move to Ban Fracking in Florida

The bill would place a permanent ban on "advanced well stimulation techniques" for producing oil and gas, including fracking and acidizing, across the state.

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Under Activist Pressure, Portland Agrees to End All Corporate Investments

In a sweeping move that follows a wave of divestment activism in Portland, Oregon, and across the country, the Portland City Council voted to pull all of the city's investments in corporate bonds and securities.

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EPA Plans to Allow Unlimited Dumping of Fracking Wastewater in the Gulf of Mexico

Environmentalists are warning the agency that its draft plan to continue allowing oil and gas companies to dump unlimited amounts of fracking chemicals and wastewater directly into the Gulf is in violation of federal law.

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Civil Rights Groups Tackle Illegal Bail Schemes As More Poor People Fill Jails

The Supreme Court and the Justice Department have both said that incarcerating someone solely because they can't afford to post cash bail is unconstitutional, but that was the policy in Ascension Parish until just a few weeks ago.

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On the Take: Private Prison Firms Are Buying Access to Public Officials at Lavish Conferences

Private corrections companies are spending millions of dollars

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WikiLeaks Reveals Secret Global Trade Deal for Corporations to Operate with Impunity

The Trade in Services Agreement would make it easier for transnational corporations to make huge profits without complying with national laws.

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Massive Coal Ash Spill Chokes North Carolina River as E.P.A. Considers Waste Rules

A ruptured Duke Energy pipe in Eden, N.C., caused the release of up to 82,000 tons of toxic coal ash and 27 million gallons of contaminated water into the Dan River.

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Why Monsanto and Big Foods Are Spending Millions to Defeat Washington's GMO Labeling Law

The Grocery Manufacturers of America has revealed that some of its most powerful members funneled millions of dollars through the trade group to oppose I-522, a Washington initiative that will require labeling foods with GMO ingredients.

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Monsanto Spends $4.6 Million to Defeat Washington GMO Labeling Initiative

The campaign for Washington's GMO-labeling initiative is looking a lot like last year's Prop 37 campaign in California, where biotech and agribusiness interests outspent the other side by nearly 5 to 1.

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California Lawmakers Demand Federal Investigation of Offshore Fracking

With fracking off the California coast elevated as a major regional issue, lawmakers are demanding to know why the federal government is approving such operations without following legally required environmental reviews.

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