s Media City in Salford and the Manchester ship canal – wants demonstrators to leave its land at Barton Moss by the M62 in Irlam, Salford. The energy firm iGas has been carrying out exploratory drilling at the site since before Christmas in spite of near daily attempts by protesters to slow down or block access to the area. Two self-described "protectors" from the Barton Moss Community Protection Camp...
Anti-fracking campaigners challenge eviction attempt in court
The craft of opposition research—finding information that might put an opponent in a negative light—has long been a staple of political campaigns. This year, independent groups are taking a leading role....
Cynthia Quarterman, a top U.S. safety regulator tasked with handling the U.S. government's response to a string of oil-train crashes in recent years, is stepping down....
The Los Angeles City Council has approved one of the nation's highest minimum wages for workers at the city's large hotels....
The U.S. government will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million to settle long-standing claims that it mismanaged funds and natural resources on the tribe's reservation for years....
Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Joe Visconti opposes the state's new gun restrictions, and he has an online commercial that shows him riding in a 1974 Pontiac convertible with rifles fixed to the rear fenders. ...
The U.S. and Arab allies launched a second major wave of airstrikes in Syria targeting mobile oil refineries controlled by Islamic State, the Pentagon said....