Exxon refinery catches fire day after government settles over pollution from other gulf plants
Exxon’s Baton Rouge refinery is adjacent to one of the company’s eight facilities named in a settlement reached with the EPA and the DOJ.
Trump pick for White House environmental council profited from oil drilling, energy industry speaking...
“It’s unsettling to learn about the close ties that White has to the very interests and entities that she’s been tasked to oversee.”
CO2 levels reached all-time high in 2016
Hopefully, this drastic increase in CO2 levels will be discussed and debated in the upcoming climate talks.
Trump to shrink Utah national monuments to allow drilling, mining
"Trump, with the conniving help of the Utah congressional delegation, just strangled the golden goose of Utah's future jobs..."
I am a 30-year veteran scientist from the US EPA: I can’t afford to...
As scientists, we must stand up for science and ensure that it is not tossed aside in public policy and decision-making.
Trump administration wants to charge $70 entrance fee for national parks
The Trump administration's new proposed budget plan increases funding for dirty energy development on public lands, while cutting everything else.
New study shows fracking harms kids’ brains
This is the first study to focus on the UOG industry's effects on infants and children, particularly those that live near fracking sites.
Black rhinos in Tanzania now monitored via sensors implanted directly in their horns
“Any strange behavior will be detected and the park rangers will step in.”
Why Native American women are going after Europe’s banks to divest from Big Oil
“Indigenous women ... often are the ones to call out injustice when they see it immediately. We saw that at Standing Rock.”
Biggest oil spill since Deepwater Horizon is twice as bad as we thought
The flow has been contained, but no cause for the ruptured pipe has been determined.