Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Pope Francis to redo Lord’s Prayer translation
Pope Francis, showing once again his willingness to rock sacred cows, is expected to approve a change in the translation of the Lord's Prayer, the famous biblical petition recited daily by billions of worshipers. Published December 11, 2018
EPA seeks to douse Obama-era Waters of the United States rule
The Environmental Protection Agency moved Tuesday to scale back the Obama-era Waters of the United States rule, a policy embraced by environmentalists but denounced by critics as a power grab that placed even potholes and puddles under federal control. Published December 11, 2018
Denver, San Francisco stations bring back ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ after #MeToo flap
The song "Baby, It's Cold Outside" may be coming back in from the cold. Published December 10, 2018
Donald Trump suggests axing ‘ridiculous’ Paris climate accord after more rioting in France
President Trump suggested Saturday dissolving the "ridiculous" Paris climate agreement after another weekend of rioting in France, chaos sparked by the Macron government's attempt to reduce emissions by hiking fuel taxes. Published December 8, 2018
EPA seeks to fire up coal industry by rolling back Obama-era standards
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed rolling back the Obama-era rules on coal-fired power plants, a key element of the previous administration's so-called "war on coal" that President Trump has vowed to end. Published December 6, 2018
Greater sage grouse: Trump admin. moves to loosen Obama-era regulations on imperiled birds
The Trump administration released Thursday its revised plans for the greater sage-grouse, moving to give states more flexibility by easing Obama-era regulations on an imperiled bird whose vast territory includes public lands used for drilling and grazing. Published December 6, 2018
Atheists target Christmas, Hanukkah displays
For atheist and secular rights groups, the holiday season has become the busiest time of the year as they ring in the winter solstice by taking on public Christmas and Hanukkah displays seen as violating church-state separation. Published December 5, 2018
Lindsey Graham: 2020 Democrats range from ‘sort of crazy’ to Trump haters
Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, agreed Tuesday that former Vice President Joseph R. Biden may be the most formidable 2020 Democratic presidential prospect, but only because the bar is so low. Published December 4, 2018
Marc Lamont Hill CNN firing meets backlash on left
CNN's decision to drop Marc Lamont Hill has met with resistance on the left, with some prominent progressives calling for the network to rehire him and challenging the widely held view that his comments before a United Nations panel were anti-Semitic. Published December 4, 2018
The Associated Press deletes Bush tweet after backlash over bias
The Associated Press deleted Sunday an earlier tweet about the death of President George H.W. Bush after critics ripped the post as unfairly negative and biased. Published December 3, 2018
California wildfires emitted as much carbon dioxide as a year’s worth of electricity
The calamitous 2018 California wildfire season have already unleashed greenhouse gases equivalent to the amount generated by providing the state with electricity for an entire year, according to newly released federal data. Published November 30, 2018
Marc Lamont Hill keeps Temple University professor job after CNN firing
Marc Lamont Hill lost his CNN gig Thursday over his speech attacking Israel, but it appears that his job as a Temple University professor is safe. Published November 29, 2018
Marc Lamont Hill fired by CNN over Israel remarks: Report
CNN released political commentator Marc Lamont Hill on Thursday, a day after he made incendiary comments in a United Nations speech in which he condoned the use of force by Palestinians against Israel. Published November 29, 2018
CNN urged to fire Marc Lamont Hill for condoning Palestinian force against Israel
CNN came under pressure Wednesday to fire political commentator Marc Lamont Hill after he defended the use of force in the Palestinian resistance and repeated a terrorist slogan calling for abolition of Israel. Published November 29, 2018
Andrew Light, Obama official, helped prepare dire National Climate Assessment
A former Obama administration official with ties to a liberal advocacy group funded by Democratic megadonors George Soros and Tom Steyer helped prepare the Fourth National Climate Assessment, whose dire predictions have since been attacked as overblown. Published November 28, 2018
Obama takes credit for U.S. oil-and-gas boom: ‘That was me, people’
President Barack Obama took credit once again Tuesday for the U.S. oil-and-gas boom, even though critics have argued that the upswing in oil and natural gas production occurred in spite of his policies. Published November 28, 2018
White liberals ‘patronize’ minorities by downplaying competence — conservatives don’t: Study
White liberals present themselves as less competent when addressing minorities, while conservatives use the same vocabulary no matter what the race of their audience, according to a newly released study. Published November 28, 2018
Emmanuel Macron keeps France climate-change tax despite protests
French President Emmanuel Macron refused to waver Tuesday on his plan to raise the nation's gas tax as part of his effort to reduce fossil-fuel reliance, despite a week of violent protests that left 600 injured and two dead. Published November 28, 2018
Melania Trump ‘blood-red’ White House Christmas trees torched by media
In what has become an annual holiday tradition, first lady Melania Trump was needled Monday by the media for her decorations, in this case the crimson Christmas trees lining the White House East colonnade. Published November 27, 2018
Louis Farrakhan stains Women’s March leaders Linda Sarsour, Tamika Mallory, Carmen Perez, Bob Bland
Even as the Women's March celebrates progressive gains in the Nov. 6 elections and prepares for its third annual march on Washington Jan. 19, the future of the 2-year-old protest behemoth has never been more in doubt. Published November 26, 2018
