Hawaii Could Be First State to Ban Plastics in Restaurants

Reading Time: 3 minutes Hawaii’s state legislature is discussing two bills that would prohibit restaurants from offering most single-use plastics and styrofoam.

Study: Rise in Far-Right EU Populists Threatens Environment

Reading Time: 3 minutes Elections of far-right populists in the EU are endangering progress on climate initiatives, according to a new study.

Study: US Grew More Corrupt From 2017 to 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes The US has dropped out of the list of the world’s 20 least corrupt countries.

Supreme Court Could Get in the Way of Gerrymandering Reform

Reading Time: 3 minutes While some critics of partisan gerrymandering hope the Supreme Court can put a stop to it, others fear the court may actually enable states to draw unfair maps.

FCC Blasted for Opening the Door to Text Message Censorship

Reading Time: 2 minutes The FCC’s commissioners voted along party lines to reclassify text messages as an “information service” and allow wireless carriers to block unwanted texts.

Lawmakers Say Executive Order Targeting Election Interference Falls Short

Reading Time: 3 minutes President Donald Trump’s executive order allowing sanctions for trying to interfere in elections is being criticized as too little, too late by lawmakers from both parties.

Koch Group Must Disclose Donors to State Officials, Court Rules

Reading Time: 3 minutes A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Americans for Prosperity Foundation must disclose its largest givers to authorities in the state of California.

Whistleblower Gets Long Sentence for Leaking Evidence of Russian Election Interference

Reading Time: 3 minutes Whistleblower and former NSA contractor Reality Winner exposed attempts by Russian military officers to hack US elections. This week she was sentenced to over five years in federal prison.