‘Leader we need for this moment’: Environmental law center appoints new president
The Center for International Environmental Law announces the appointment of Rebecca Brown as its new President and CEO.
The Center for International Environmental Law announces the appointment of Rebecca Brown as its new President and CEO.
When Time named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. one of its early 2000s “Heroes for the Planet,” the outspoken lawyer was a clear choice for the honor, having gained fame during his fight to protect New York City’s water supply.
A one month into the Trump presidency, the Constitution and the entire section on the various branches of government and how they work together are still missing from the White House website.
Sometimes politics hit so close to home that it’s unavoidable, which is exactly what happened one week into Trump’s second term, when he issued a blanket freeze on trillions of dollars of federal funding.
It’s a fair bet to assume that the MAGAs on the UVA Board of Visitors are planning to direct UVA President Jim Ryan to reverse last week’s reversal from UVA Health on the status of gender-affirming care for trans teens.
Charlottesville and Albemarle County are eyeing the shift for support of DEI wondering what it could mean for local government directives.

Trump/Musk isn’t “saving money” by “slashing a bloated budget.” They’re taking a wrecking ball to the United States of America.
To suggest that the ends justify the means is to launch oneself down a moral, ethical and legal rabbit hole that leaves us in a totalitarian bind.
The suits at UVA Health and VCU Health are cowering in the face of a questionable directive from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares to stop providing gender-affirming healthcare to trans minors.
While the news media fixates on the extent to which Project 2025 may be the Trump Administration’s playbook for locking down the nation, there is a more subversive power play taking place under cover of Trump’s unique brand of circus politics.