Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Greens woo Bernie Sanders as Libertarians gain #NeverTrump voters
As some #NeverTrump Republicans swing to the Libertarian Party, supporters of Sen. Bernard Sanders are urging him to make it a competitive four-candidate presidential race in November by running on the Green Party ticket. Published May 9, 2016
Wyoming rancher facing $20M in EPA fines claims victory, keeps cash, stock pond
A Wyoming rancher facing $20 million in fines for building a stock pond on his property has settled his lawsuit with the Environmental Protection Agency in a deal that allows him to keep his watering hole and his money. Published May 9, 2016
Libertarians court #NeverTrump Republicans as Trump nomination looms
DENVER -- Krista Kafer first registered as a Republican in 1992, but she switched parties hours after Donald Trump became Tuesday the all-but-certain GOP presidential nominee. Published May 5, 2016
Paul Ryan: ‘Not there right now’ on backing Donald Trump
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday that he is withholding his support from presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, adding to the bizarre and tense conversation that has erupted as the party tries to come to grips with its new standard-bearer. Published May 5, 2016
Libertarians: Not too late for Rand Paul to win party’s presidential nod
There's still time for Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul to heed the calls of #NeverTrump voters urging him to run for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination, but the window is closing. Published May 5, 2016
Virgin Islands Attorney General Claude Walker used Greenpeace list to target climate change skeptics
When deciding which organizations to target in his probe into climate change dissent, Virgin Islands Attorney General Claude E. Walker apparently received some help from Greenpeace. Published May 4, 2016
Jim Inhofe chides AGs’ ‘misuse of power’ for probe into climate-change dissent
Sen. Jim Inhofe accused 17 attorneys general of a "misuse of power" Wednesday after revelations that more than 100 universities, academics and think-tanks have been targeted in an investigation into climate-change dissent. Published May 4, 2016
Gary Johnson targets #NeverTrump voters after Ted Cruz drops out
With Sen. Ted Cruz's departure Tuesday from the GOP presidential race, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is intensifying his push for the #NeverTrump crowd. Published May 3, 2016
Pro-life center, attorneys general in bid to lift injunction on undercover videos
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich's investigation into fetal-tissue sales has run into a large obstacle: a federal judge's preliminary injunction protecting the National Abortion Federation. Published May 3, 2016
Virgin Islands AG subpoenas Exxon communications in climate-change probe
The Virgin Islands attorney general has demanded communications between Exxon Mobil and more than 100 U.S. universities, scientists, academics and think tanks as part of his investigation into climate change dissent. Published May 3, 2016
Black Lives Matter: Cops more willing to shoot whites, study finds
In the most sweeping study of its kind, police were more reluctant to shoot black suspects than their white counterparts, contradicting the widely accepted "racist cop" narrative driving movements such as Black Lives Matter. Published May 3, 2016
Police more reluctant to shoot blacks than whites, study finds
In the most sweeping study of its kind, police were more reluctant to shoot black suspects than their white counterparts, contradicting the widely accepted "racist cop" narrative driving movements such as Black Lives Matter. Published May 2, 2016
Colorado Supreme Court strikes down local fracking bans
The Colorado Supreme Court dealt a devastating setback Monday to the state's environmental movement by throwing out local bans on hydraulic fracturing. Published May 2, 2016
Weather Channel founder calls Bill Nye a ‘pretend scientist’ in ‘Climate Hustle’
Weather Channel founder John Coleman rushed to the defense of the film "Climate Hustle," which challenges the catastrophic climate change narrative, after "science guy" Bill Nye slammed it in a clip released over the weekend as "not in our national interest and the world's interest." Published May 1, 2016
EPA accused of collusion after staffer admits he aided foes fighting Pebble Mine
Phil North was no fan of the proposed Pebble Mine, so when he was asked in 2010 to offer feedback on a draft petition urging the Environmental Protection Agency to kill the project, he pitched in with suggested language and edits. Published April 28, 2016
EPA slammed after refusing to cover Colorado county’s costs from toxic spill
The Environmental Protection Agency came under fire Thursday after an official said the agency would not fully cover a Colorado county's expenses stemming from the EPA-caused toxic wastewater spill at the Gold King Mine. Published April 28, 2016
Judge tosses Seattle ordinance requiring garbage-can searches for food waste
A state judge threw out a portion of a Seattle ordinance requiring garbage collectors to snoop through residents' trash in search of food waste, calling the provision unconstitutional. Published April 28, 2016
Never-wrong woolly bear caterpillars foresee GOP presidential victory
It's been a down year for the woolly bear caterpillar, which could be a good sign for Republicans in November. Published April 26, 2016
Obama’s 97 percent climate change consensus includes ‘deniers’
The 97 percent of scientists frequently cited by President Obama who agree on climate change? Some of them are actually climate "deniers." Published April 25, 2016
Earth Day poll shows fewer Americans identify as environmentalists, climate change draws yawns
Fewer Americans than ever identify as environmentalists as green issues become more politically polarizing, according to a poll released Friday. Published April 22, 2016
