Top ranking Michigan official ordered to go to trial over Flint water crisis
Nick Lyon will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter after a Legionnaires' disease outbreak reportedly killed 12 and sickened close to 90 people in 2014 and 2015.
North Dakota pipeline spills thousands of barrels of produced water, cause under investigation
"We want to get it taken care of as quickly as possible."
Energy Transfer, banks lost billions by ignoring early Dakota Access Pipeline concerns
“Unfortunately, the companies and financiers behind DAPL presumed that compliance with national laws was sufficient for the project to move forward on Sioux territory rather than abiding by international human rights standards.”
Trump administration downplays danger of air pollution in new regulatory rollbacks
"Now, to benefit coal interests, the U.S. EPA wants to simply ignore the health impacts that occur below their self-imposed limit."
‘Dangerously irresponsible’: New Trump clean energy rule is a sham says scientists
“The Trump Affordable Clean Energy rule is a sham. It is dangerously irresponsible and completely at odds with the urgent need to address climate change."
Database reveals how much pollution Big Oil’s top execs are responsible for each year
“The rich have profited for so long from a fossil fuel economy that they’re obviously going to be the ones to try and block change."
Portugal Sets Record, Runs on Renewables for 107-Hours Straight
Other countries have made recent strides—although not as substantial.
Where Is Climate Change In The Debates?
Climate change is real, and it is worsening. That it should play a central role in the U.S. elections is undebatable.
Judge Dismisses Riot Charges Against Journalist Amy Goodman
“This is a complete vindication of my right as a journalist to cover the attack on the protesters, and of the public’s right to know what is happening with the Dakota Access pipeline.”
Big oil foresaw extreme flooding now predicted to hit US coasts almost daily
While society generally may not yet understand these consequences, major oil companies have understood the risks of climate change driving these impacts for decades.