New York plans to relocate inmates from Rikers Island into four new jails. Dezeen looks at the architecture studios and design behind the projects.

After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.

As an environmentalist and member of the League of Conservation Voters, I’m writing in strong opposition to the proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule by…

The Trump administration has moved closer to eliminating the Roadless Rule in national forests, potentially opening popular hiking areas around San Diego to development.

Activist and author Angela Davis remembers her friend Gloria Steinem, and discusses intersectional feminism today.

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Data mismatches and unreliable phone access prevented some of Ibaji’s poorest residents from accessing aid before floods destroyed farms in 2024.

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The National Park Service is looking into a land exchange that would give a small portion of Yosemite to a private developer.

The U.S. has spent over half a trillion dollars on immigration enforcement since 2003 — while immigration courts get a fraction of the funding.

A 500 kV transmission line may have cut through Palomar to bring power to LA Basin from AZ/NM. We are opposing this route.

Yano Aoyama Architecture Design has completed a public toilet for Tobe Zoological Park, creating two concrete blocks with a thin cedar roof.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to, and that has been ...

Geraldo Lunas Campos repeatedly raised concerns about his mental health before he died at Camp East Montana. Records paint a portrait of how the Texas facility’s staff failed to adequately respond.

Trump has once again defied the will of the American people by attacking Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. Send Congress a message urging them to fight back against these at...

Habitat destruction strongest driver of species loss, with legislation keeping 99% of listed species from going extinct

Political trust is paradoxical. No one should be entrusted with power without conditions.

Resisting the War Against the Black and Brown Underclass

Join us in urging Congress to protect our right to hold Big Oil accountable. A legal shield for Big Oil would force the rising bill for climate damages onto taxpayers and set a harmful precedent that ...

Podcast Episode · Freakonomics Radio · June 5 · 1h 6m

Unionized workers recently approved a boycott of REI’s anniversary sale, which takes place May 15-25.

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