Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
N.C. GOP office firebombed, vandals warn ‘Nazi Republicans, leave town or else’
A North Carolina Republican Party office suffered major damage after being firebombed late Saturday or early Sunday in what a party official described as a "hate crime," and which presidential nominee Donald Trump promptly blamed on rival Hillary Clinton. Published October 16, 2016
Leonardo DiCaprio urged to quit U.N. post amid Malaysian corruption probe
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is being urged by environmentalists to step down from his U.N. climate change position over his connection to a Malaysian money-laundering scandal under investigation by the Justice Department. Published October 16, 2016
Bob Dylan’s Nobel prize sets off literature debate
The Nobel Committee for Literature touched off a furious debate Thursday by awarding its prize to Bob Dylan, the first time in its 115-year history that the prestigious award has gone to a songwriter. Published October 13, 2016
Obama backs activists as Dakota Access pipeline protest spirals out of control
The Obama administration has come under fire for aligning itself with activists fighting a North Dakota pipeline project even as the protest at the 2-month-old encampment spirals out of control. Published October 12, 2016
Darryl Glenn, Colorado Senate candidate, jumps back on Donald Trump bandwagon after debate
Donald Trump's strong debate performance Sunday drew at least one Republican candidate back into the GOP presidential nominee's corner. Published October 11, 2016
Leaked emails show Hillary Clinton blaming Russians for funding ‘phony’ anti-fracking groups
Supporters of hydraulic fracturing have long accused Russia of funding anti-fracking environmental groups, and it turns out Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton agrees. Published October 10, 2016
Cape Breton Island, Canada, recruits Americans disgusted with Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton
Disgusted by Donald Trump? Repulsed by Hillary Clinton? For those dreading the outcome of the November presidential election, Canada wants you. Published October 9, 2016
‘Liberal, biased’ media outlets thinly disguised as nonprofit journalism, conservatives argue
As newspapers fold and reporters are laid off, nonprofit journalism websites funded by foundations have moved in to fill the void with the kind of investigative coverage many news outlets no longer can afford. The problem, say conservatives, is that some of those nonprofit sites act less as objective purveyors of news than as disseminators of liberal propaganda. Published October 6, 2016
Fossil fuels not raising air pollution as much as previously predicted
The Environmental Protection Agency may have overlooked the real culprits in its recent crackdown on methane emissions from fossil fuels: rice farmers and cows. Published October 6, 2016
NOAA finds cows, rice farms driving methane rise, not fossil fuels
The Environmental Protection Agency may have overlooked the real culprits in its recent crackdown on methane emissions from fossil fuels: rice farmers and cows. Published October 6, 2016
Paris climate deal clears ratification threshold with ‘historic’ EU vote
The U.N.-sponsored climate pact to limit greenhouse gases crossed a critical threshold far ahead of schedule Tuesday with the approval of the European Union, as world leaders raced to cement the deal amid fears that Donald Trump would make good on his vow to end U.S. participation if elected president. Published October 4, 2016
Inhofe calls on Democrats to join him in fighting EPA on regulating puddles, potholes
The Environmental Protection Agency has insisted that it has no plans to regulate puddles, ditches and permafrost in the name of the Clean Water Act, but that's not what Senate Republicans have found. Published September 20, 2016
Emails reveal collusion between EPA and green groups on crafting climate-change rules
A newly released cache of government emails offers more evidence of behind-the-scenes collusion between the Environmental Protection Agency and environmental groups in crafting greenhouse gas regulations, including an effort by one lobbyist to enlist the EPA in fundraising. Published September 20, 2016
Susana Martinez, New Mexico governor, fights to restore death penalty after horrific murders
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has reignited her fight to bring back the death penalty as the state reels from a recent string of horrific murders, including the slayings of two police officers and three girls. Published September 12, 2016
Obama administration overrules judge, halts work on North Dakota pipeline after violent protests
The Obama administration took the drastic step Friday of temporarily blocking work on a North Dakota pipeline after violent clashes between protesters and security guards, overruling a federal judge's order allowing work to proceed. Published September 10, 2016
Exxon accuses Mass. AG of using climate probe to ‘cleanse public forum’ of dissenting views
ExxonMobil on Thursday accused Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey of attempting to "cleanse the public forum" of "disfavored speech" as the company fights to block her subpoena. Published September 9, 2016
Climate change skeptics scoff as NOAA quickly links global warming, Louisiana floods
When a federal agency announced this week that global warming increased by 40 percent the chances of the torrential rains that caused last month's devastating Louisiana flood, climate activists quickly spread the word. Published September 8, 2016
Tom Steyer, liberal hedge-fund manager, backs California initiative to get money out of politics
San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer, the nation's single-largest political donor in the last election, is backing a California initiative designed to get big money out of politics. Published September 8, 2016
Paul Babeu the victim of ‘homophobic’ ad by Democrats, Log Cabin Republicans say
The Log Cabin Republicans on Tuesday called for Democrats to retract and apologize for an attack ad against Arizona Republican congressional candidate Paul Babeu, denouncing it as "homophobic" and a "sick smear." The 30-second ad released by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee cites a controversy over child-abuse allegations in 2000 at a school for troubled youths once run by Mr. Babeu, who is openly gay. Published September 6, 2016
Networks ignore third-party presidential candidates despite historically strong support
Third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein are polling collectively at 11 percent, but they're receiving less than 1 percent of the network coverage. Published September 6, 2016
