California inspectors afraid to go after marijuana-growing polluters
Marijuana is the state's biggest cash crop with an estimated $14 billion in legal and illegal sales annually.
EPA fines ExxonMobil subsidiary for fracking spill
It has also ordered the company to invest at least $20 million in an improved fracking wastewater management system, which would prevent future incidents.
Devastating Quebec train crash reaffirms dangers of oil
Whether the explosion's origins lie in criminal activity or not, the train crash follows a string of oil-related disasters this year, indicating how risky oil transport is.
Keystone XL pipeline means “death” for Native Americans
The KXL project, if approved, would stretch 1,179 miles to transport tar sands oil, the dirtiest in the industry, from Canada through the U.S. Northern Plains to refineries in Texas.
