Thursday, June 18, 2026

Bleak financial outlook for US fracking industry

General investors are finally catching up to the bad deal that fracking represents, but the question is: What took them so long?

Ocean heat waves becoming more frequent and killing coral instantly

Marine heatwaves, which have become more frequent, intense, and have been staying longer, are playing a huge role in coral death, says...

New York Governor signs off on nation’s largest offshore wind agreement

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed off on the largest offshore wind agreement—so far—off the United States. 

Prescription drugs may be polluting our drinking water

“Pollution from prescription drugs threatens public health and the safety of drinking water."

Report: ‘No evidence that fracking can operate without threatening public health’

More than 1,500 scientific studies on the health and climate impacts of fracking prove its dangerous effect on communities, wildlife and nature.

Environmental groups sue BLM for not conducting environmental reviews in New Mexico fracking permits

The fracking push is "symptomatic of a broader assault on our public lands by the Trump administration."

1 dead, 5 injured in second Enbridge pipeline explosion this year

"These incidents are just the latest in a growing list of injurious and deadly fossil fuel impacts across the United States."

Fracking’s dirty water problem is getting much bigger

Reusing fracking wastewater not only can have high levels of salts and chemical contaminants, but it also can be radioactive.

July has been the planet’s hottest month on record

The World Meteorological Organization says this July could possibly go down as the hottest month in recorded history. The previous record was...

Tulsi Gabbard’s “Hemp for Victory” Act

Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) introduced a bill in Congress a few weeks ago that would modernize the hemp industry, develop specific guidelines and...