Valerie Richardson

‘Liberal, biased’ media outlets thinly disguised as nonprofit journalism, conservatives argue

As newspapers fold and reporters are laid off, nonprofit journalism websites funded by foundations have moved in to fill the void with the kind of investigative coverage many news outlets no longer can afford. The problem, say conservatives, is that some of those nonprofit sites act less as objective purveyors of news than as disseminators of liberal propaganda.

October 6, 2016

Fossil fuels not raising air pollution as much as previously predicted

The Environmental Protection Agency may have overlooked the real culprits in its recent crackdown on methane emissions from fossil fuels: rice farmers and cows.

October 6, 2016

NOAA finds cows, rice farms driving methane rise, not fossil fuels

The Environmental Protection Agency may have overlooked the real culprits in its recent crackdown on methane emissions from fossil fuels: rice farmers and cows.

October 6, 2016

Paris climate deal clears ratification threshold with ‘historic’ EU vote

The U.N.-sponsored climate pact to limit greenhouse gases crossed a critical threshold far ahead of schedule Tuesday with the approval of the European Union, as world leaders raced to cement the deal amid fears that Donald Trump would make good on his vow to end U.S. participation if elected president.

October 4, 2016

Inhofe calls on Democrats to join him in fighting EPA on regulating puddles, potholes

The Environmental Protection Agency has insisted that it has no plans to regulate puddles, ditches and permafrost in the name of the Clean Water Act, but that's not what Senate Republicans have found.

September 20, 2016

Emails reveal collusion between EPA and green groups on crafting climate-change rules

A newly released cache of government emails offers more evidence of behind-the-scenes collusion between the Environmental Protection Agency and environmental groups in crafting greenhouse gas regulations, including an effort by one lobbyist to enlist the EPA in fundraising.

September 20, 2016

Susana Martinez, New Mexico governor, fights to restore death penalty after horrific murders

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has reignited her fight to bring back the death penalty as the state reels from a recent string of horrific murders, including the slayings of two police officers and three girls.

September 12, 2016

Obama administration overrules judge, halts work on North Dakota pipeline after violent protests

The Obama administration took the drastic step Friday of temporarily blocking work on a North Dakota pipeline after violent clashes between protesters and security guards, overruling a federal judge's order allowing work to proceed.

September 10, 2016

Exxon accuses Mass. AG of using climate probe to ‘cleanse public forum’ of dissenting views

ExxonMobil on Thursday accused Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey of attempting to "cleanse the public forum" of "disfavored speech" as the company fights to block her subpoena.

September 9, 2016

Climate change skeptics scoff as NOAA quickly links global warming, Louisiana floods

When a federal agency announced this week that global warming increased by 40 percent the chances of the torrential rains that caused last month's devastating Louisiana flood, climate activists quickly spread the word.

September 8, 2016

Tom Steyer, liberal hedge-fund manager, backs California initiative to get money out of politics

San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer, the nation's single-largest political donor in the last election, is backing a California initiative designed to get big money out of politics.

September 8, 2016

Paul Babeu the victim of ‘homophobic’ ad by Democrats, Log Cabin Republicans say

The Log Cabin Republicans on Tuesday called for Democrats to retract and apologize for an attack ad against Arizona Republican congressional candidate Paul Babeu, denouncing it as "homophobic" and a "sick smear." The 30-second ad released by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee cites a controversy over child-abuse allegations in 2000 at a school for troubled youths once run by Mr. Babeu, who is openly gay.

September 6, 2016

Networks ignore third-party presidential candidates despite historically strong support

Third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein are polling collectively at 11 percent, but they're receiving less than 1 percent of the network coverage.

September 6, 2016

Lamar Smith blasts Obama for unilaterally ratifying Paris climate deal based on ‘science fiction’

President Obama's entry into the Paris climate accord met with scorn Tuesday from House Science Committee chairman Lamar Smith, who accused the White House of bypassing Congress in order to advance policies based on "science fiction."

September 6, 2016

Anti-Hillary Clinton media bias complaint has conservatives scoffing

Outrage from Hillary Clinton supporters who insist she has been the victim of media bias is being greeted with eye-rolling from conservatives.

September 5, 2016

Donald Trump drags Arizona into toss-up territory

The idea that the Republican presidential ticket could lose red-state Arizona is gaining steam amid a number of troubling signs for Donald Trump.

September 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton email scandal: Democrats blame aides, marking errors for her falsehoods

Hillary Clinton may have broken the rules on handling classified emails, but Democrats insisted Sunday that it wasn't her fault, blaming some of her confusion on mistakes or changes made by others.

September 4, 2016

Tim Kaine says Hillary Clinton has held one press conference in 274 days, not none

Hillary Clinton has come under fire for going 274 days without a press conference, but her running mate insists that's not true: She's done one.

September 4, 2016

Bernie Sanders calls on Hillary Clinton to ‘cease all contact’ with family foundation if elected

Sen. Bernard Sanders said Sunday that Hillary Clinton must cut ties with the Clinton Foundation, adding more pressure to the chorus of critics who say the former State Department secretary's entanglements are damaging her.

September 4, 2016

Vice-presidential candidates Mike Pence, Tim Kaine both employ Nixon comparisons

Richard Nixon made another comeback Sunday as the Clinton and Trump campaigns sparred over which presidential candidate is the most Nixonian.

September 4, 2016