Environment

The decision came after a federal appeals court sided with green groups that sought to block the "irresponsible and dangerous" policy.

Will the fight over a northern Minnesota pipeline project have global repercussions?

This lawsuit will determine if the residents of South Portland are allowed a say over those risks or if the oil industry will overrule residents.

After former BNSF locomotive engineer, Bryan Thompson, suffered injuries from an oil-by-rail train the company is arguing that some federal laws protect them from paying. Are U.S. laws and policies structured to favor the powerful rail industry over people?

Major breakthroughs have been happening with the use of solar and other benign sources of power in space. The situation parallels that on Earth as solar and wind power and other clean, safe technologies compete with fossil fuels.

Luke Clark, director of Renewable UK told The Guardian that while this progress is promising, the UK still needs to step up green energy efforts.

There are 38 banks supporting the Dakota Access pipeline. I found out mine was one of them.

So, Happy Earth Day. If we actually mean it, we will elect representatives who will force the military to clean it all up.

"A 'middle ground' policy that's supportive of more fossil fuel development is a death sentence for our generation and the millions of people on the frontlines of the climate crisis," said co-founder of the Sunrise Movement.

New research carried out in Colombia by the University of Cambridge suggests that local surveys assessing the effect of land clearances on biodiversity may be underestimating the impact by as much as 60 percent.