Environment

An Oregon environmental group secured its new discount program for low-income riders by organizing in the communities most likely to face barriers to civic participation.

Activists blame corruption and greed for labor exploitation and ecological devastation in the Riviera Maya.

New study looks at the massive tax advantages for private jets preserved by the Trump tax cuts and takes a deep dive into how the private jet lobby shifts costs to the rest of us, threatens our security, and fuels a warming planet.

The deals on luxury private jets have never been sweeter. The reality of what that means — for the rest of us — could hardly be more bitter.

The driving force behind the climate justice work of a top American civil rights group details how our poorest pay the highest price for environmental degradation.

In response to enormous public pressure, lawmakers have rejected appeals by global corporations and voted to protect the country's people and water supply by banning metallic mining.

A tribunal has ruled against a global company in a case over mining rights. Now we need to block trade deals that allow these investor-state lawsuits. 

An appeals court will rule on the legality of Obama’s plan, which could narrow economic gaps by lowering energy costs and creating jobs. Lawyers for a coalition of states and...

The Pope's new encyclical illuminates a concept we should all get to know better: disparate impact.