INSANE: 39 | Vintage Vibes

The Climate Crisis Is a Health Crisis

How to follow the heat to the next disease; and how following the science got a researcher in trouble.

Capital & Main · May 17, 2023

Oil Company Cancels Colorado Open Space Drilling Proposal

The plan by Extraction would have led to horizontal drilling under hundreds of acres of scenic Boulder County lands purchased with taxpayer dollars.

Capital & Main · May 16, 2023

California Bill Would Hit Oil Companies With $1 Million Penalty for Health Impacts

The first of its kind legislation holds companies liable for illness from urban drilling.

Capital & Main · May 15, 2023

Why Business Lobbyists Want to Stop Labor Secretary Nominee Julie Su

David Weil, whose 2022 Senate confirmation to a Labor Department post was blocked, says fast food companies, ride-sharing services and nonunion builders fear vigorous enforcement of labor laws.

Capital & Main · May 8, 2023

Incarcerated Men and Women Are Learning to Address Their Own Trauma

Can we learn to look at violence as an aspect of pain?

Capital & Main · May 5, 2023

David Bronner’s Psychedelic Justice Trip

His soap company donates millions to psychedelics research and reforms, which the CEO says can lead to a healthier, more just society.

Capital & Main · May 4, 2023

Double Threat: The Greenhouse Gases That Are Also Poisoning You Now

Diesel exhaust and emissions from plastic production warm the planet over time, while immediately threatening those who inhale their toxic fumes.

Capital & Main · May 3, 2023

Inequality You Can Taste: Low Wages and Unstable Employment Make Fast Food Workers Susceptible to Homelessness

Fast food industry contributes to homelessness in California, says new report.

Capital & Main · May 2, 2023

Following Internal Review of Texas Environmental Regulators, Critics Demand Reform

Watchdogs call for creation of an environmental justice office, better monitoring of Clean Air Act violations.

Capital & Main · May 2, 2023

Internal Review of Texas Environmental Regulators Finds ‘Distrust and Confusion’

Critics call for removal of state agency’s economic mandate.

Capital & Main · May 1, 2023