The U.S. has one inspector for every 5,000 miles of pipeline – or twice...
If U.S. president Donald Trump’s plans to complete both the long-disputed Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines come to fruition, they would add 327 miles and 1,172 miles, respectively, to that burden.
How to respond to EPA chief Scott Pruitt’s lie about carbon dioxide and climate
Don’t argue with Pruitt or his Koch Brother-funded cousins. Close down the coal plants. End coal.
Former Koch agents, fossil fuel industry hired guns now staffing Trump’s federal agencies
The Trump transition team was loaded with Koch-tied operatives, many from the Institute for Energy Research, a Koch-funded group which helped carve out the Trump White House's energy policy.
Pesticides cause ‘catastrophic’ harm to people and planet, UN report says
“The overuse of pesticides has crippled agricultural ecosystems by helping to spur pest infestations.”
Pruitt flings open EPA doors to anti-science conservative ideologues
Pruitt refused to recuse himself from eight ongoing lawsuits against the EPA that he helped file as Oklahoma’s top prosecutor.
Protests begin in DC after motion to halt Dakota Access is denied
Energy Transfer Partners, the pipeline company that owns Dakota Access, has already been drilling under Lake Oahe for weeks.
Trump proposes cutting Great Lakes funding by 97%
Every Senator needs to do the right thing for those living by the Great Lakes and reject these dangerous cuts.
Congressional energy and climate committees are loaded with ex-fossil fuel lobbyists
Ex-lobbyists-turned-congressional-staffers get bonuses from their old employers as a parting gift as they step through the reverse revolving door.
Monsanto loses millions of dollars after Indian farmers switch to indigenous seeds
Monsanto claims that the genetically modified cotton seeds they sell are superior. So why are so many people trying to switch?
California generates enough solar power to meet half its energy needs
California and other progressive states are pushing ahead, providing a model for the rest of country.