Activism

CHICAGO—Cheryl Johnson was watching the news during the worst heat wave in her city’s history when she learned that a...

A prominent scientist whose work has helped steer a restoration of the Everglades that is among the most ambitious of...

A week after the Republican-led House sent its $4 trillion budget bill to President Donald Trump, California Rep. Mark DeSaulnier...

Long-term drought persists in Texas despite catastrophic flooding that hit parts of the state last week. The torrential rainfall, which...

As autocratic regimes around the world increasingly step up attacks on scientists and academic freedom, a team of researchers has...

CHICAGO—Southwest Side residents implored city health and planning officials last week to reconsider the future of two century-old towering grain...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency placed 139 employees on administrative leave Thursday, an agency spokesperson confirmed, after they signed a...

CHICAGO—Cheryl Johnson’s perspective on the Hazel Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance is that it’s been a long time coming.  It’s not...

Fracking’s Forever Problem: Fifth in a series about the gas industry’s radioactive waste. When Tom McKnight started working for the...

From Pacific Island students to executives at global organizations like Greenpeace, a wide swath of people are losing patience with...