Oklahoma’s latest fracking-related earthquake sparks demand for withdrawal of oil and gas leases
Despite overwhelming scientific evidence that these dangerous wastewater-injection practices cause destructive quakes, the BLM failed to consider these effects in its evaluation of its latest lease auction in April 2016.
Why the internet itself is a major environmental problem
If the internet were a country, it would be the sixth biggest user of electricity.
U.S. Plastics Pact vows to make all plastic packaging recyclable by 2025
“The results from the U.S. Plastics Pact’s efforts to advance packaging, improve recycling, and reduce plastic waste will benefit the entire system and all materials.”
Death on the Dakota Access: Oil & gas boom generates dangerous pipeline jobs amid...
We speak with Antonia Juhasz, a longtime oil and energy journalist, about her new investigation for Pacific Standard magazine on the deaths of two men who worked on the Dakota Access pipeline.
Uh-Oh Monsanto: EU Glyphosate License Set to Expire this Month
Glyphosate may soon be off European shelves permanently.
With renewables so competitive, big plans for oil and gas investments look risky
Plenty of money is still lining up to take on those risks, but the rapidly changing economics of renewables and battery storage mean those investments increasingly run the risk of becoming stranded assets.
Texas the biggest culprit in toxic waterway discharge in US, report finds
Texas is the No. 1 state in the U.S. for discharging of toxic pollutants into streams, rivers and lakes.
The climate flames come for us all
This month’s western megafires have burned millions of acres and upended countless lives. It’s a sign of things to come if we don’t start to listen and act.
‘This illegal and dangerous pipeline must be shut down’: Standing Rock Sioux renew the...
The tribe is asking for a pause in construction while a thorough environmental assessment, this time with input from the tribe is conducted.
75,000 trees donated so far to ‘Trump forest’ to offset president’s climate destruction
"We're not going to get ahead of this problem if people don't understand what it is."