Environment

Koch Industries’ Plant Pollutes Streams, Poisons Residents

Koch Industries’ Plant Pollutes Streams, Poisons Residents Koch Industries’ Plant Pollutes Streams, Poisons Residents

As the Koch brothers continue their war against environmental regulations, their factories are causing fatal health problems for local residents.

Oct 12, 2011 / Brave New Films

The GOP’s Deregulation Obsession The GOP’s Deregulation Obsession

The Chamber of Commerce and its Republican allies have launched “the Contract With America on steroids.”

Oct 12, 2011 / Feature / Robert Weissman

Obama’s Failing E-mails: Where Did the President’s Mojo Go? Obama’s Failing E-mails: Where Did the President’s Mojo Go?

Do the president's campaign e-mails and leadership style in general betray the heavy hand of big oil on his administration?

Oct 11, 2011 / Bill McKibben

The House GOP TRAIN Wreck The House GOP TRAIN Wreck

House Republicans are launching a frontal assault on environmental regulations.

Sep 21, 2011 / Mark Sorkin

Opposition to Keystone XL Mounts—Along With Safety Questions Opposition to Keystone XL Mounts—Along With Safety Questions

 Some members of Obama’s own party are speaking out against the pipeline project, as regulatory concerns mount. 

Sep 21, 2011 / George Zornick

This Week: The Food Movement at 40. PLUS: Get ‘Up with Chris Hayes’ This Week: The Food Movement at 40. PLUS: Get ‘Up with Chris Hayes’

This week, The Nation’s special issue takes stock of the food movement at 40. Plus, “ALEC Exposed” wins a Sidney, Chris Hayes’s new show debuts on MSNBC, an...

Sep 16, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Yes, Rick Perry Really Is That Bad on the Environment Yes, Rick Perry Really Is That Bad on the Environment

Don’t believe the line that Perry just prioritizes the economy over the environment. Perry serves entrenched business interests and anti-science ideology. 

Sep 15, 2011 / Ben Adler

As Oil Declines, So Does America As Oil Declines, So Does America

America and oil. It’s like bacon and eggs, Batman and Robin. Now, it’s a guarantee of a trip to hell in a handbasket.

Sep 15, 2011 / Michael T. Klare

After Obama’s Broken Promises, Will Green Voters Sit Out 2012?

After Obama’s Broken Promises, Will Green Voters Sit Out 2012? After Obama’s Broken Promises, Will Green Voters Sit Out 2012?

Obama doesn’t have much time left to convince environmental activists that he’s worth their sweat and sacrifices in the next election.

Sep 14, 2011 / The Editors

Protesters to Obama: Stop the Tar Sands Pipeline Protesters to Obama: Stop the Tar Sands Pipeline

Hundreds of people continue their nonviolent protest outside the White House, urging the president to say no to the potentially environmentally disastrous Keystone XL pipeline.&nbs...

Sep 2, 2011 / The Nation

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