Michigan wins key legal battle over Line 5 pipeline

Michigan’s decades-long fight to shut down the Line 5 pipeline will be heard in state court after the U. S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the dispute belongs there, clearing the way for judges to weigh whether the aging oil pipeline can continue crossing the Straits of Mackinac.

Some Connecticut Towing Companies Are Ignoring New Law Aimed at Helping Low-Income Residents

A new state law required most involuntary tows from apartments to be triggered by specific complaints. But residents say companies continue to patrol public housing and low-income apartment complexes and tow cars for minor violations.

CIA Ran MK-ULTRA Experiments on Prisoners of War in U. S. Custody, Declassified Docs Confirm

For the first time, declassified documents confirm the CIA carried out tests on North Korean POWs and planned for much more invasive experimentation.

The world is getting too hot to feed itself

A new UN report maps how extreme heat is tearing through every layer of the global food system — and mostly overlooks the people at the heart of it

The huge, untapped potential of planting rooftop gardens in cities

To adapt to a rapidly warming world, metropolises are looking to green roofs, which boost biodiversity and reduce temperatures and flooding.

Meet the Four Democrats Who’ll Decide If Trump Gets His Domestic Spying Law

Reps. Golden, Gottheimer, Suozzi, and Gluesenkamp Perez have bucked their own party on giving Trump controversial domestic spying powers.

U. S. Floats Punishing NATO Members for Refusing to Join Iran War

An internal Pentagon email suggests suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands.

How New Mexico is ‘building a forest’ by solving a seedling shortage

A Q&A with the New Mexico Reforestation Center director about what it takes to replant a burn scar post-wildfire.