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Epstein, Trump, Clinton, and Israel: A Retrospective

This weekend, more than five thousand college Republicans convened in Tampa for Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit. Highlighted by events featuring A-list MAGA pundits, the gathering …

Tidal energy—generated from the natural rise and fall of ocean tides—is one of the most predictable forms of renewable energy. Unlike wind or solar, which fluctuate based on weather, …

The recently passed Republican-driven legislative and economic package has sparked intense backlash among environmentalists, who argue that its contents represent a step backward for environmental …

In the 19 years my uncle has worked in the healthcare industry, he’s only missed one day — the day his mother, my grandmother, passed away. He would then help plan a funeral he …

Hill Country Flooding: A Harbinger of Things to Come?

As Americans bear witness to a deadly tragedy caused by catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people in the hill country of Texas, Floridians are getting a preview of how much worse a …

Cancer Risks & Phosphate Mining

It is no secret that Florida laws minimize regulation, allowing private corporations to maximize profits. This means that we manage risks rather than acting on a precautionary principle and …

70 Million Disabled Americans Could Soon Lose Their Rights

I spent every bit of free time in my final semester at Villanova University fighting a lawsuit that could make life for me as a disabled American very difficult. As a low vision student, …

The big Trump-GOP budget that recently passed Congress will slash trillions in taxes for billionaires and centi-millionaires while devastating services like Medicaid. Among those tax breaks for the …

I am a veteran who proudly served my country. What I see in the thugish tactics used by our Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency does not represent the values I swore to uphold. The America I …

New Phosphate Mining Regulations Needed

To protect and preserve the public’s health and the environment, Florida needs to strengthen existing phosphate mining regulations. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) …

In recent years, many climate activists have protested against oil and gas companies for their role in exacerbating climate change and more. Recent examples include the ubiquitous “Just Stop …

On May 22, I despaired at the news that House Republicans had passed Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” When Trump won in November, I’d hoped congressional Republicans might serve …

Polluters and the EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving in the direction of subsidizing polluting industries and rubber-stamping permits, rather than protecting the health and well-being of people and …

Democratic Establishment Copes Hard After NYC Mayoral Primary

On Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani pulled off one of the most unlikely grassroots upsets in the history of U.S. politics. The 33-year-old social democrat and member of the New York State Assembly overcame …

Trump’s tax bill will take us further down the road to ruin

President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill has an obvious theme: continuing to run up the national debt through upward redistribution of wealth and Pentagon overspending, while promising that it …

The term “human footprint” has become ubiquitous in modern environmental discourse, but to understand its impact today, one must understand how exactly this footprint has changed. The …

Follow Facts, Not Fiction, on Healthcare Impact of Massive Cuts to Medicaid

Much of the public discourse around the budget bills Congress is developing concerns the potential impact on access to and funding for Medicaid, the federally funded health insurance program. …

I Hear Frighteningly Familiar Syllables

It is said that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. This week brought an acute sense of déjà vu as numerous talking heads and members of Congress eagerly lined up …

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been one of America’s strongest environmental laws since it first passed in 1973. It’s credited with saving hundreds of species from extinction. Some …

Phosphate Environmental Impact Statement Needed

An Area-Wide Environmental Impact Statement (AEIS) for phosphate mining in the Central Florida Phosphate District was completed in 2013. Several phosphate mining projects are currently being reviewed …

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