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The Progressive Nomad follows journalist and environmentalist Stephanie Kuklish throughout the country in an attempt to bring to light some of the most pressing issues our planet is facing. Follow her and her photographer to small towns across the U.S. as she delves into environmental, political, and sociological stories that you won’t find anywhere else.

President-elect Donald Trump not only doomed our climate change initiatives when he appointed climate-denier Myron Ebell to lead the transition of the EPA, but he also ensured our food would no longer be safe to...
With President-elect Donald Trump’s stance on the environment, his appointment of one of the most avid climate deniers on the planet, Myron Ebell to the EPA, and his plans to seize public land to expand...
The Caddo Nation chairwoman Tamara Francis-Fourkiller and her family revealed that an anonymous donor contributed $2.5 million dollars late Saturday afternoon to free all those who had been arrested and detained from Thursday’s  protest efforts against...
On the heels of Thursday’s brutal attack on Native Americans peacefully protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline by local and state police officers, Senator Bernie Sanders has written an open letter to President Obama asking for...
The Florida Supreme Court is set to weigh in on a controversial ballot this morning that has been fraudulently introduced to Florida citizens and will gravely impact Florida’s ability to utilize solar energy if the...
In the early morning hours this Monday, acclaimed journalist and Democracy Now! 20-year host, Amy Goodman, will turn herself over to Morton County authorities after being charged with criminal trespassing and now rioting. Goodman was charged...
In August of this year, Four Paws, a Vienna-based animal welfare non-profit, lead a dangerous mission into a zoo directly outside of the Gaza Strip where they rescued 15 animals from the worst conditions they...
Scientists from The World Health Organization, or WHO, came out with a statement Tuesday affirming that nine out of ten people live in an area where air pollution significantly exceeds guidelines. In their press release, Doctor...
In an address to the UN, and to the world, Leonardo Dicaprio lobbies for environmental change and discusses what he has seen as he travelled during the making of his new environmental documentary, Before The...
According to sources from the scene, Morton County Sheriff’s Department have arrested more than 16 unarmed people during a peaceful protest at the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site. While unarmed protesters attempted to shut down construction...
In a historic decision the Department of Justice, Department of the Army, and the Department of the Interior overrode the decision of the District Court today by issuing statement that denies construction of the Dakota...
It was discovered on Wednesday, during a preliminary restraining order hearing against The Army Corp of Engineers, that Energy Transfer Partners, the company building the pipeline in North Dakota, may be guilty of construction on...
During a press conference with Morton County North Dakota, Sheriff, Kyle Kirchmeier, stated that Green Party Presidential Candidate, Jill Stein, will face charges for allegedly spray painting the front of a bulldozer. It’s no secret that...
A natural gas pipeline explosion killed ten people, including five children, on August 20, 2000, at a campsite near the New Mexico Pecos River. This 30-inch natural gas pipeline exploded around 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning, leaving 86...
After an emotional and chaotic protest on Saturday that left burial grounds unearthed, several people suffering from dog attacks, and The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe devastated from losses, The Army Corp of Engineers, responsible for...
President Obama signs the United States into a legendary treaty that includes 190 countries pledging to reduce greenhouse emissions and to keep global temperature rise below the two-degree mark just one day before the G20...
Early this morning one of the largest earthquakes to hit Oklahoma shook the ground, being felt from Nebraska to North Texas, and all due to oil and natural gas wastewater dumping. At 7:02 this morning, the...
On Wednesday, in Washington, DC, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman, Dave Archambault II stood alongside attorneys from Earthjustice in support of an injunction that would halt production of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Chairman Archambault II was...
After spending the night watching the Perseid Meteor Shower my photographer, Michael, and I decided to explore West Virginia a bit before heading back to the NC mountains. Driving through the surrounding towns of Charleston, WV...
The end of this week brought the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower, an event many people look forward to all year. This year’s show was even more spectacular with the pull of Jupiter bringing...