Michael Bastasch

HAWAII - The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether or not the Ninth Circuit appeals court erred in a Clean Water Act (CWA) case that petitioners say would dramatically expand the law’s reach. The case, County of Maui, Hawaii, v.…

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump went after California’s troubled high-speed rail project, claiming it is “hundreds of times more expensive” than a U.S.-Mexico border wall. “The failed Fast Train project in California, where the…

CALIFORNIA - Forests are an iconic feature of the western U.S.’s dry, rugged landscape, but the risk of massive wildfires on these lands is growing because of decades of poor management. It turns out western forests have too many…

WASHINGTON - The Green New Deal isn’t just a climate change manifesto targeting U.S. energy, it also looks to drastically change how food is produced and, ultimately, what Americans eat. “I think it’s pretty clear they want to…

WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia District Court granted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) petition to dismiss legal action against a policy to prohibit scientists from receiving agency funding while sitting on advisory…

WASHINGTON - Ever since Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released the Green New Deal, there’s been a swirl of reporting about what’s actually in the legislation versus the radical plans laid out in a FAQ document…

MARYLAND - Oil and gas industry groups asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down state subsidies for economically-struggling nuclear power plants. It’s the petroleum industry’s latest attempt to salvage its war against nuclear…

RUSSIA - Dozens of polar bears invaded a small Russian military town nestled on the southern end of the Arctic islands of Novaya Zemlya, forcing authorities to declare a state of emergency. Since December, 52 polar bears have…

WASHINGTON - Washington Post fact-checkers ruled Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s claim of “doctored” Green New Deal FAQ documents floating around as “misleading,” but the outlet curiously did not give her any…

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump sarcastically tweeted that he believed Democrats should embrace Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” resolution. “I think it is very important for the Democrats to…