‘Virtually no risk of drilling restrictions,’ West Virginia official tells fracking-reliant petrochemical industry
This week, at an industry conference focused on wooing petrochemical producers to West Virginia, officials from the state and federal government made...
Meet the prisoners being paid $1 an hour to battle the deadly climate-fueled fires...
California saves up to $100 million a year by using prison labor to fight its biggest environmental problem.
Nestlé Waters’ proposal to take 1.1 million gallons a day from Florida
Nestlé plans to take 1.1 million gallons of water per day from Ginnie Springs, which sits in the Santa Fe River in...
Washington denies permits for massive fracked gas-to-methanol refinery
“Today’s science-based decision helps ensure Washington’s promise of a livable planet for generations to come.”
PETA Proposes Shareholder Vote to Return SeaWorld Animals to the Ocean
PETA recently submitted a shareholder resolution to retire SeaWorld’s captive animals as attendance, revenue and stock prices continue to plummet. Will PETA win the shareholder vote?
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere hit highest level in 3 million years
"The rate of rise in the last decade has been faster than previous decades."
Oil industry set agenda during climate summit meeting with big greens
The meeting was condemned by grassroots environmental activists.
1,400 tons of contaminated soil hauled from Montana reservation oil spill site
Cleanup is still ongoing. So far, more than 50 large dump trucks full of soil have been removed with more to come.
Delaware just sued 30 fossil fuel companies and the American Petroleum Institute over climate...
“We are suing to hold [Big Oil] accountable and to make them pay for the damages done to our state.”
WHO updates Air Quality Guidelines
The WHO determined that air pollution inflicts on human health at even lower concentrations than previously understood.