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Calvin Alexander bought his two-story home in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward back in 1978. He and his wife raised…
In another life, I may have been a teacher. I have a soft spot for the youth, especially the tiniest ones who don’t…
Hurricane Laura slammed into the Gulf Coast Wednesday night with winds making it nearly a Category 5 storm upon…
Hurricane Laura is no joke. The National Hurricane Center isn’t holding back on its warnings, saying the storm will…
On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced part of his vision to protect students from the…
The Trump Administration Is Getting Sued for Opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Drilling
The Trump administration officially opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for business last week, but…
Over the last year or so, I’ve been on a journey to make my beauty routine plastic-free. I’ve been trying a number…
Wildfires are raging across California, but the state lacks critical firefighting resources to adequately address…
The people of Flint are finally getting some justice. The state of Michigan is dishing out $600 million in…
If you haven’t already heard, California is on fire. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Tuesday for…
In a future world, leafy vegetables may not be grown in rows of crops under the sun. Instead, they may be grown…
We finally have a woman of color on a major party ticket. Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his vice…
We really don’t need another reason to hate President Donald Trump’s stupid border wall, but here’s a new one…
Canada lost its last ice shelf last week, but a set of new satellite images show the crack that pushed the shelf to…
Historically, sulfur emissions have come from coal-fired power plants. In the years since the Clean Air Act helped…
The oil industry isn’t looking too great, folks. That’s especially true for Exxon, which has lost upward of $1…
Anything is possible when it comes to ice these warming days: disappearing ice caps, newly discovered penguin…