Global • Safety
Trump’s Climate and Clean Energy Rollback Tracker
Climate Action Campaign
Climate Action Campaign
By cutting carbon pollution and accelerating the transition to clean energy, we will improve public health and create a more resilient economy and a more sustainable future for all.
Published On: 04/29/2025
Democracy • Journalism • Legal • Press Freedom
Why the Fight for Local Journalism Matters
Joel Simon
Columbia Journalism Review
To sustain this new system, Thornton told me, nonprofit news organizations need diversified funding from membership, sponsorship, events, and philanthropy, which will need to support local media in perpetuity, the way they do the arts.
Published On: 04/16/2025
Legal
Trump signs orders targeting two ex-officials who criticized him
Steve Holland
Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed directives targeting two former government officials who criticized him during his first term, calling one of them a traitor and saying they should be investigated.
Published On: 04/10/2025
Journalism • Press Freedom
AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
DAVID BAUDER
Associated Press
A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events, affirming on First Amendment grounds that the government cannot punish the news organization for the content of its speech.
Published On: 04/09/2025
Journalism • Press Freedom
Local news publishers share how they survived attacks on press freedom
MAX ABRAMS
Freedom of the Press Foundation
In a country that routinely distrusts and villainizes local news, these attacks did not occur in a vacuum; if they can happen in Clarksdale or Marion, they can happen anywhere.
Published On: 03/28/2025