by Jon Queally, staff writer
In the immediate wake of news from New York City officials that disgraced billionaire and high-profile political donor Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide in his Manhattan jail cell overnight, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez indicated it will be up to lawmakers and others to demand a full accounting of what happened to the man accused of operating a sophisticated sex trafficking ring that catered to the nation's rich and powerful.

by Jon Queally, staff writer
"I was dumbfounded," said one EPA insider after Trump officials reversed the agency's opposition to the copper and gold mining project in Bristol Bay that scientists warn will devastate the salmon and the overall ecosystem. "We were basically told we weren't going to examine anything. We were told to get out of the way and just make it happen."

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A landmark United Nations report released Thursday warns that land worldwide is under mounting pressure from humans—both exacerbated by and contributing to the climate crisis—which underscores the need to urgently enact more sustainable land practices and curb greenhouse gas emissions from all sources to keep the global population fed and ensure a habitable planet in the future.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Children finished their first day of school with no parents to go home to tonight. Babies and toddlers remained at daycare with no guardian to pick them up. A child vainly searched a workplace parking lot for missing parents."

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Insect abundance has declined 45 percent. This is a global crisis—we must ban neonics to save the bees!"

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A coalition of health and labor organizations sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over the Environmental Protection Agency's refusal last month to ban chlorpyrifos , a pesticide tied to brain damage in children.

by Jon Queally, staff writer
"And if we're gonna get past this, we can't blame it on [Trump]. He's a manifestation of the ugliness that's in us."

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Hundreds of communities and ultimately our democracy will pay the price for this deal. Less journalism and less deep-dive investigative reporting will only lead to less informed citizens."

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is leadership. Who will follow? The world is watching," said 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Bernie Sanders's fight to guarantee healthcare to all Americans through a Medicare for All system is not only a moral necessity—polls show it is also the most compelling healthcare message to mobilize voters."