Twenty-one states are now considering new laws to make it harder to vote.

Though some states' efforts to suppress voter turnout have been rampant, others are trying to make it easier for citizens to cast ballots on Election Day.

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EPA data shows that some states create far more emissions than others, and a handful of energy-generating states bear the negative effects of our fossil fuel-dependent economy.

On the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, advocates continue to push a bill to restore a key Voting Rights Act protection. Their latest target is Thad Cochran.

A bill to restore many of the VRA’s key protections remains stalled in Congress. The House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte is yet to hold a hearing on the measure.

See some of the ways our nation changed thanks to new state ballot initiatives.

Take a closer look at hot-button initiatives Americans will be voting for or against on November 6.

NOW travels to northern Wyoming to examine the environmental impact of fracking there.

NOW considers the consequences of gas drilling in the American West, including the disposal of millions of gallons of ground water, then looks at the racial and power struggles of Zimbabwe's election.