Environment

Crude oil from a broken pipeline has led to an alarming amount of oil to leak into the Pacific Ocean leaving Santa Barbara area in a state of emergency. The company, Plains All American, is not required to be supplied with an automatic shutdown valve in case of a leak so the leak continued for a while before being looked into.

An EPA scientist says that Rowland and another official “intimidated staff” into changing reports related to the glyphosate findings.

After a U.S. Appeals Court ruled against the Sierra Club's petition for rehearing motion for the southern leg of TransCanada's Keystone XL, it was revealed that one of the judges had some stake in the pipeline. Could it be oil investments?

Although these trends are promising, a commitment to the preservation of Earth is necessary from all stakeholders to make these efforts effective.

The flow has been contained, but no cause for the ruptured pipe has been determined.

A new report found that predicted costs for renewables have likely been overestimated "falling short of early pricing model predictions again and again."

"TransCanada will have to negotiate with a new landowner, one that has special legal status as a tribe."

"Studies show that the widespread adoption of systemic insecticides has made our landscapes 48 times more deadly for pollinators like honeybees."

"Today is a really good day for animals in Canada."

“While causation cannot be proved, this work suggests substantial morbidity from mental disorders could be avoided with improved air quality."