New ‘Climate Superfund’ Laws Face Widening Legal Challenges

The Trump administration sued to block two state laws designed to force oil companies to pay the costs of climate change. Several other states are joining the fight, too.

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Mohsen Mahdawi, Columbia Student Detained by Trump Administration, is Freed

Mohsen Mahdawi had been an organizer of pro-Palestinian protests at the university. The Trump administration is trying to deport him for it.

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12 States Sue Trump Over His Tariffs

The lawsuit, filed by Democratic attorneys general, said the president’s tariffs have hurt their economies and residents.

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New Study Could Bolster Climate Laws to Make Polluters Pay

Vermont was the first state to try to hold polluters accountable for climate disasters. New research aims to assign specific responsibility.

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A Columbia Activist Sought Middle Ground on Gaza. The U.S. Detained Him.

Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested at a citizenship interview in Vermont. He had spent a decade trying to understand the conflict that shaped his life, his supporters say.

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Jewish Groups and Synagogues Defend Students Detained by ICE

More than two dozen are joining a legal effort to free a Tufts University student the Trump administration is trying to deport because of her pro-Palestinian views.

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Cabot Creamery Butter Is Recalled Over Fecal Contamination Risk

The company said it was voluntarily recalling 189 cases of its eight-ounce, sea-salted Extra Creamy Premium Butter after it found elevated levels of coliform bacteria.

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Judge Orders Tufts Student’s Detention Case Moved to Vermont

The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, was detained by ICE agents in Massachusetts, driven to Vermont and flown to a detention center in Louisiana, where the government was trying to argue her court case.

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Sugarbush Reporter Was Not Fired for Viral JD Vance-Related Snow Update

A snow conditions update at Sugarbush featured an employee’s thoughts on the Trump administration before a visit from JD Vance. The posts were deleted, but she kept her job.

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1,200 Acres of Powder for Around $100: Skiing Vermont’s Bolton Valley

Brought back from the brink by devoted skiers and a new generation of a skiing family, Bolton Valley has cultivated a niche among Eastern ski areas as an affordable downhill and backcountry resort.

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