After protests, Republicans pull bill that would privatize public lands
Unfortunately we can’t take a lot of time to celebrate the victory, as Rep. Chaffetz has other plans for legislation that affects public lands.
California regulators allow oil companies to continue injecting wastewater into more than 1,600 wells...
According to the environmental advocacy group Clean Water Action, the announcement appears to be in violation of DOGGR’s own compliance schedule, which requires all injection well operators that have not obtained an aquifer exemption from the EPA to cease injection by February 15, 2017.
Here’s what a defunded EPA means for America
The agency Trump plans to eviscerate does much more than fight climate change.
Maryland moves to permanently ban fracking
23 politicians are co-sponsoring the fracking ban, which already has the support of nearly half of the state senate.
9,442 citizen-reported fracking complaints reveal 12-Years of suppressed data
The volume of citizen complaints is alarming.
Ireland votes to become the world’s first country to divest from fossil fuels
“To have a fighting chance to combat catastrophic climate change, we must phase out fossil fuels.”
600+ water protectors facing criminal charges unlikely to receive fair trials
“It appears that the state's strategy is to simply delay discovery, charge people based on collective action and not individual acts which can be established by admissible evidence, and then hope for a conviction from a jury overwhelmingly biased towards law enforcement and the state.”
From faith to action: Fossil fuel divestment more vital than ever
Insuring a rapid and just transition away from fossil fuels towards clean energy must remain a global priority.
Scientists are fighting back against Trump
It seems that President Trump has provided a huge wake-up call for scientists.
Bernie vows to stop Trump from reviving Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines
“I will do everything I can to stop Keystone XL and DAPL.”