IN THE FIVE BOOKS authored by President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management, William Perry Pendley rails against “environmental extremists,” endangered species protections, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and Al Gore — all of whom, in his view, would illicitly limit private development on the lands of…
It would be the first federal execution in 17 years. The last time the U.S. government restarted executions after a long pause — killing Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh in a newly constructed death chamber in 2001 — throngs of protesters and national press overwhelmed the city of 60,000. But this was a significantly smaller event….
Deforestation coupled with the rampant destruction of natural resources will soon have devastating effects on the future of society as we know it, according to two theoretical physicists who study complex systems and have concluded that greed has put us on a path to irreversible collapse within the next two to four decades, as VICE…
On Friday, July 31, one day before a 4½-month moratorium on shutting off utilities was set to expire across Washington state, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a proclamation extending it a third time. Now, until at least Oct. 15 (unless the COVID-19 state of emergency ends before then), utilities can’t cut off water, power or phone service to Washington…
series of deaths at one Washington prison has prompted lawmakers to reconsider how the Legislature monitors state prisons, despite Department of Corrections suggestions that more oversight is unnecessary. While the Department of Corrections contends it investigates every inmate death, those inquiries aren’t regularly shared outside the department. State Sen. Jeannie Darneille, D-Tacoma, said she and other…
