Tag: environment

Nations Approve Landmark Climate Accord in Paris – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/world/europe/climate-change-accord-paris.html?_r=0 LE BOURGET, France — With the sudden bang of a gavel Saturday night, representatives of

A decade ago, Utah set itself an ambitious goal: end chronic homelessness. As of 2015, the state can just about declare victory: The population of

Americans have long lived in a nation made up primarily of middle-class families, neither rich nor poor, but comfortable enough. This year, that changed, according

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/mass-shootings-map Update, December 3, 2015: Our database now includes details on the mass shooting in San Bernardino; we will continue to update it as details

This week, world leaders are hashing out a binding agreement in Paris at the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference for curbing greenhouse gas emissions. And

U.S. Strategy Seeks to Avoid ISIS Prophecy – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/12/08/world/middleeast/us-strategy-seeks-to-avoid-isis-prophecy.html?_r=0 As the debate on how best to contain the Islamic State continues to rage in

Obama Says of Terrorist Threat: ‘We Will Overcome It’ – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/12/07/us/politics/president-obama-terrorism-threat-speech-oval-office.html?_r=0 WASHINGTON — President Obama sought on Sunday to calm jittery Americans after the

How a Conservative-Led Australia Ended Mass Killings – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/12/05/world/australia/australia-gun-ban-shooting.html In the continuing debate over how to stop mass killings in the United States, Australia

Parking lots, vacant lots and aging buildings all around the Tenderloin and Mid-Market are slated for development, but with so many in the works, it’s