House passes massive spending bill in bid to thwart election year shutdown

The fiscal 2021 appropriations process is the last for retiring Chair Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), who was…

Top senator says Congress shouldn’t remove Confederate names from bases

Sen. Jim Inhofe. | Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images By CONNOR O’BRIEN 07/24/2020 12:46 PM EDT Updated: 07/24/2020…

The week in wildlife – in pictures

A deer hunts a fox in a harvested wheat field near Chinon, France Photograph: Guillaume Souvant/AFP/Getty…

Congress wants to fix public lands. It’s just a bandage on the wounds Trump caused | Sally Jewell and Ken Salazar

Among mountain trails and city parks in our home states of Colorado and Washington, we have…

‘Sending animals to war zones’: Irish cattle export to Libya may breach laws

Animal welfare groups have warned that an upcoming shipment of young bulls from Ireland to Libya…

‘Meet’ the now officially extinct smooth handfish | First Dog on the Moon

Cartoon by First Dog on the Moon Topics Fish First Dog on the Moon Endangered species…

The Covid-19 recovery is an opportunity for systemic change. Our future hangs in the balance | Rachel Hay and Hannah Ford

In September 2019, people from all walks of life stood together, waving banners and leading chants,…