In race against rising seas, Louisiana scrambles to save dwindling coast
In the absence of broad federal support, state managers in Louisiana have had to go it alone in the quest to save the state’s eroding coastline.
Read moreTactical retreat? As seas rise, Louisiana faces hard choices.
As rising seas encroach on the Louisiana coast with increasing regularity, state managers face difficult choices about whom to relocate – and how.
Read morePolicing in Trump era: A tough job isn’t getting any easier
While they are heartened to have a vocal advocate in the White House, eight officers interviewed by the Monitor say they see it as a minor benefit for a profession that is both intensely local and becoming increasingly complex.
Read moreSplit with Sessions may pit Trump agenda against Trump himself
As the first Republican senator to endorse Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seen as the standard-bearer of the kind of conservative nationalism that carried the billionaire to the White House.
Read moreMeet a new breed of prosecutor
From Texas to Florida to Illinois, many of these young prosecutors are eschewing the death penalty, talking rehabilitation as much as punishment, and often refusing to charge people for minor offenses. While their numbers are small, they are taking over DA offices at a crucial moment.
Read moreAre the courts treating Trump differently than other presidents?
The 9th Circuit handed down the Trump administration’s latest legal defeat Monday, ruling unanimously to maintain a block on the revised travel ban. Is President Trump being denied the ‘presumption of regularity’ extended to other presidents?
Read moreKiwis take front line in global war against invasive species
New Zealand is home to one of the highest proportions of threatened species in the world. Desperate to save its beloved wildlife, the archipelago nation is seizing on a drastic and controversial strategy: kill all the predators.
Read moreFBI director is out. How does that affect Trump-Russia investigation?
President Trump’s abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey, coming just days after he reportedly requested more funds, has raised concerns that the investigation could be slowed.
Read moreAs rivers get cleanups, can city residents still afford to live nearby?
The Los Angeles River and Washington’s Anacostia River could become tests of how well communities can balance new development with opportunities for longstanding residents.
Read moreIn Gorsuch hearings, questions of religious liberty and the law
‘The balance of faith and freedom, the balance of free exercise rights and … self-determination rights, are pretty fundamental questions,’ says Sen. Chris Coons, a member of the committee that will question the high court nominee, in an exclusive interview.
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