Pipeline that exploded in Pennsylvania part of push to build fracking-reliant petrochemical network
The 24” diameter pipeline responsible for the blast had gone into service just seven days earlier.
5 iconic national parks face ‘nightmare scenario’ following gov’t shutdown
"We're afraid that we're going to start seeing significant damage to the natural resources in parks and potentially to historic and other cultural artifacts. We're concerned there'll be impacts to visitors' safety. It's really a nightmare scenario."
Fossil fuel companies and their supporters ask Supreme Court to intervene in climate lawsuits
“I would imagine the oil companies will seek en banc [full court] review in the Ninth Circuit. If that fails they'll petition … the Supreme Court.”
Behind Trump’s push for “American steel” in pipelines, another Russian company with Putin ties...
The definition of “made in America” – and who really benefits from such initiatives – is not so cut and dry.
The EPA Heralds Its Omaha Cleanup as a Success. But We Found Many Yards...
The agency spent hundreds of millions on lead remediation in Omaha, Nebraska, home of the nation’s largest residential Superfund site. New soil tests by the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica show that many yards still have harmful levels of lead.
Biodiversity is highest on indigenous-managed lands – even higher than protected land areas
“Partnerships with Indigenous communities can ameliorate shortfalls in habitat protection for biodiversity conservation.”
What if reporters covered the climate crisis they covered World War II?
"Reporting the truth about climate disruption, and its solutions, could be contagious."
Over a half-million Americans live near oil refineries with high levels of a cancer-causing...
More than a dozen U.S. oil refineries released the potent carcinogen benzene in 2020 at levels high enough to require action under...
Millions at risk as record-breaking heatwaves loom: Experts call for immediate protections
As unprecedented heatwaves threaten millions across the U.S., climate experts and public health officials urge immediate actions to protect vulnerable populations and outdoor workers, warning of severe health risks and infrastructural challenges.
New Zealand plans to become first country to require climate risk reporting
New Zealand could be the first country in the world to require its
major financial institutions to report on the risks posed...