Editor’s note: On Feb. 18, a coalition of health and environmental groups, including Environmental Defense Fund, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its administrator, Lee Zeldin, challenging the Trump administration’s decision […]
Every week, it seems, we are writing about an increasingly pervasive threat to press freedom. The attacks on journalism, and on truth itself, are relentless in America and far too many corners of the world, […]
The People’s Lawyer Reflects: Matt Platkin on Power, Accountability, and What Comes After Office Matthew Platkin’s tenure as New Jersey’s Attorney General has been defined by confrontation—with corruption, consumer abuse, tech companies, and threats to […]
The beautiful, old Goss Uniliner presses that have run like a locomotive for generations at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will be grinding to a halt as the newspaper announced this month it will stop printing altogether […]
December 16, 1920: The Earthquake Almost Nobody Remembers — And Why It Still Haunts China On the freezing evening of December 16, 1920, in the rural highlands of northwest China, thousands of families were settling […]
Summary Supreme Court will fast-track an appeal of Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, signaling imminent substantive review despite lower courts’ nationwide injunctions. Ruling could reshape 14th Amendment interpretation, affecting millions’ citizenship status, immigration policy, […]
Montclair’s upcoming school funding referendum will not move forward as planned. A Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that the two questions the district planned to put before voters on December 9 were written in a […]
As we march toward Christmas, following the “pa-rum-pa-pum-pum” beat of commercialism to the schlocky versions of ‘Little Drummer Boy’ piped into shopping malls or blaring in public squares this time of year, here is something […]
Below is the transcript of The Montclair Pod’s recent interview with Mikie Sherrill, who was elected Governor of New Jersey and will soon be the former Congressperson for NJ-11. This interview took place on Monday, November 17, […]
Aging coal power plants, forced to stay open by Trump administration, are costing consumers millions Electricity customers in 11 Midwestern states will have to pay $80 million to cover the cost of running an unneeded […]
Ten years after Aliso Canyon, the worst gas leak in U.S. history, the Trump EPA wants to remove gas pollution safeguards Erin Brockovich called it “the BP oil spill on land.” In 2015, a leak […]
Texas Fisherman Keith “Buddy” Guindon used to catch more red snapper than anyone else along the Gulf Coast. But when fish populations crashed and communities struggled, the council that manages commercial fishing in the Gulf […]
It was a scene you don’t typically see in Upper Montclair: federal law enforcement agents converging on a quiet corner at the intersection of Valley Place and Upper Mountain Avenue. The neighborhood was thrust into […]
It was a scene you don’t typically see in Upper Montclair: federal law enforcement agents converging on a quiet corner at the intersection of Valley Place and Upper Mountain Avenue. The neighborhood was thrust into […]
It was a scene you don’t typically see in Upper Montclair: federal law enforcement agents converging on a quiet corner at the intersection of Valley Place and Upper Mountain Avenue. The neighborhood was thrust into […]
I was supposed to be in Vienna today at the 75th annual World Congress of the International Press Institute, where I am proud to have been a member of the North American Committee for the […]
I was supposed to be in Vienna today at the 75th annual World Congress of the International Press Institute, where I am proud to have been a member of the North American Committee for the […]
In an exclusive conversation with The Montclair Pod, Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill, a proud Montclair High School alum, shares his perspective on the town’s budget crisis, lessons from neighboring districts, and how state politics may […]
“Has everyone been fed?’’ North Carolina, one year after Hurricane Helene Shrinking support from the Trump administration delays disaster recovery, leaves communities vulnerable to dangerous weather. The Black Mountain Presbyterian Church campus in western North […]
Real photos of an underwater worm you’ll wish were AI It’s time for the blobfish to move over. There’s another ugly sea creature in town (or the reefs, rather), and it’s essentially nightmare fuel. This […]
A nation on the move Millions in the U.S. are leaving their homes due to extreme weather. Is any place safe? Cindy Adair, a real estate agent in Vermont, is busier than she’s ever been. […]
This Louvre heist forklift ad is so smart it should be in a museum In a movie-like heist, unidentified thieves managed to flee the Louvre with priceless Napoleonic jewels in hand. The act, executed in […]
Famous American leaders who were arrested in the last decade Here are some of the famous American leaders who have been arrested, booking photo taken, and formally processed by the justice system. Donald Trump Trump turned […]
Montclair Schools Face $19.6M Deficit: Loan and/or Tax Hike on the Horizon About 100 community members, including parents, town council members, and students, gathered in the Buzz Aldrin Middle School auditorium Friday night, with another […]
We helped heal the planet before. We can do it again. In 2025 alone, wildfires caused $65 billion in damages in California, more than 2,300 people died in one of Europe’s deadliest heat waves and […]
The data-driven guide to affordable Florida living When most people think of Florida, they picture expensive waterfront properties in Miami Beach or luxury retirement communities in Naples. But the reality is far more nuanced and […]
Which World Cup fans could be banned from the US? The 2026 FIFA World Cup is expected to be a global celebration– held across North America in the US, Mexico and Canada, bringing together 48 […]
Nearly 2 million people now live near a facility with a “presidential exemption” to pollute more. This map tells you if you’re one of them. Since March, President Trump has given more than 160 facilities emitting […]
The data-driven guide to affordable Florida living When most people think of Florida, they picture expensive waterfront properties in Miami Beach or luxury retirement communities in Naples. But the reality is far more nuanced and […]
Which World Cup fans could be banned from the US? The 2026 FIFA World Cup is expected to be a global celebration– held across North America in the US, Mexico and Canada, bringing together 48 […]