Farron Cousins

About

Farron Cousins is the executive editor of The Trial Lawyer magazine, and his articles have appeared on The Huffington Post, Alternet, and The Progressive Magazine. He has worked for the Ring of Fire radio program with hosts Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Mike Papantonio, and Sam Seder since August 2004, and is currently the co-host and producer of the program. He also currently serves as the co-host of Ring of Fire on Free Speech TV, a daily program airing nightly at 8:30pm eastern. Farron received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of West Florida in 2005 and became a member of American MENSA in 2009.ย  Follow him on Twitterย @farronbalanced.

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Extreme weather eventsย in the United States seemed ever-present in the mediaย during 2017, with historicย wildfires, floods, hurricanes,ย and droughts receiving national coverage. What was less common...
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The city of Richmond, California is the home of oil giant Chevronโ€™s domestic headquarters. It also happen to be the ninth city in the United States to file a lawsuitย against fossil fuel companies f...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking aim at two rules designed to prevent exposure to toxic chemicals by workers under the age of 18. The agency has filed notices with the feder...
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This week the federal government is once again being sued for its decision to ignore the growing threat of climate change. And, just like an earlierย lawsuit on this issue, it is being brought by th...
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New polling data providesย some inspiring news about the prospects for climate change action in the United States. According to public policy polling conducted by AP-NORC and the Energy Policy Insti...
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The Pentagon is moving forward with plans to protect its bases and operations from rising seas and other impacts of climate change, despite an order by President Trump to halt climateย planning. On...
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In the last 30 days, the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean have played host to four hurricanes, three of which reached category 3 or higher, with Hurricane Irma claiming the title as the strongest ...
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Less than two years ago, documents surfaced showing that in the 1970s ExxonMobil knew about the damage that fossil fuel emissions were causing to the environment and how they were contributing to g...
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For many years, a standard talking point from the fossil fuel industry and those who speak on the industryโ€™s behalf has been that natural gas is a cleaner alternative to conventional energy sources...
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Fearing that President Donald Trump will make good on his promise to slash the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency by 31 percent, the Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) political arm, EDF...