WASHINGTON – Indigenous and environmental groups and concerned citizens are gathering here today to protest the Trump Administration’s proposal to conduct oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The rally at 4:00 pm, outside the National Association of Homebuilders, marks the last of seven Department of Interior public hearings on the environmental […]
JUNEAU― Local conservation and business interests represented by Earthjustice sued the U.S. Forest Service Wednesday to stop an old-growth timber sale on Kuiu Island in the Tongass National Forest. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Alaska, says the Forest Service’s environmental analysis is 11 years old and fails to consider new threats from the proposed […]
WASHINGTON — For the second day in a row Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump railed against illegal immigration into the country at its southern border with Mexico, contending that the U.S. “is being stolen” by the migrants. He complained about a stream of about 1,100 people marching north through Mexico to escape poverty and violence in […]
A 20-year-old mother has been arrested on two counts for suspicion of Murder I after her children, a 2-year-old boy and a 10-month old girl were found dead in her vehicle on Monday night, Superior, Arizona authorities are reporting. According to the reporting, 20-year-old Superior resident and mother of two, Brittany Velasquez was arrested with her […]