Schumer, Wyden bill would tie worker benefits to jobless rate

Hundreds of unemployed residents in Frankfort, Ky., wait in long lines for help with their unemployment…

Exclusive: water firms discharged raw sewage into England’s rivers 200,000 times in 2019

Water companies in England discharged raw sewage into rivers on more than 200,000 occasions last year,…

Hundreds of elephants dead in mysterious mass die-off

More than 350 elephants have died in northern Botswana in a mysterious mass die-off described by…

Air pollution likely to make coronavirus worse, say UK government advisers

Air pollution is likely to be increasing the number and severity of Covid-19 infections, according to…

From the climate crisis to Covid-19: can journalism focus on the stories that matter? | Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

To hear many journalists tell it, the spring of 2020 has brought a series of extraordinary…

Revealed: Covid-19 outbreaks at meat-processing plants are being kept quiet

A chicken processing facility in western North Carolina reportedly underwent widespread testing for Covid-19 in early…

Senate agrees to extend small business rescue in surprise move

“We have literally millions of small businesses nationwide at risk,” Sen. Chris Coons said. | Toni…