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August 31, 2017
Emily Atkin
As the Arkema crisis is unfolding, an EPA chemical plant safety rule is on hold.
August 30, 2017
Emily Atkin
Harvey’s Hidden Side Effect
74 incidents of excess air pollution have been reported since the hurricane hit, totaling more than one million pounds of emissions. More is on the way.
August 29, 2017
Emily Atkin
Yes, politicize Hurricane Harvey—just not like this.
August 29, 2017
David Dayen
This Is What Flood Denialism Looks Like
After Hurricane Harvey, lawmakers could keep shoveling money into stopgap programs—or they could admit that warming seas won't fix themselves.
August 28, 2017
Emily Atkin
“Unbearable” petrochemical smells are reportedly drifting into Houston.
August 25, 2017
Emily Atkin
Hurricane Harvey Could Also Be a Major Pollution Disaster
The powerful storm is headed straight toward the heart of the American petrochemical industry, while a key EPA response position remains unfilled.
August 24, 2017
Emily Atkin
Here’s Why Hurricane Harvey Is So Scary and Unprecedented
The only thing more unpredictable than this storm is the president.
July 18, 2017
Magazine
Zachary Roth
The Real Voter Fraud
As Trump investigates “millions” of illegal votes, states are rushing to limit access to the ballot box.
April 13, 2017
Magazine
Rachel Monroe
Texas Doesn’t Want Trump’s Wall Either
The biggest hurdle to the president's proposal isn't money or geography. It's private landowners.
August 31, 2016
Michael Hardy
The Crazy College of Qatar
What happens when a Texas community college opens a campus 8,000 miles from home?
August 22, 2016
Sarah Jones
Transgender students still can’t use the bathroom of their choice, thanks to one Texas judge.
August 16, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Trump’s voters probably aren’t going to be good losers.
July 22, 2016
Saif Alnuweiri
Republican-led voter suppression efforts just had a really bad week.
July 11, 2016
Noah Berlatsky
We Need a “Blue Lives Matter” Movement—for Gun Control
Loose gun laws put police officers at risk. So where's the outrage?
May 18, 2016
Adam Peck
Texas’s bathrooms are the new Alamo.
March 8, 2016
Clio Chang
A Texas lawmaker wants to know how often “pure, sober sexual assault” happens on college campuses.
March 2, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
The fact that liposuction is less regulated than abortion says all you need to know about women’s health in Texas.
March 2, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Ted Cruz wins Texas, and Rubio may be in big trouble.
March 1, 2016
Laura Reston
In Texas, all eyes are on Trump and Cruz, but Rubio’s the one to watch.
February 29, 2016
Steven Cohen
For many southern states, Super Tuesday will be a voter suppression test drive.
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