Today in environmental history: Mojave Desert spared a nuclear waste dump
Ward Valley, Calif., was decided upon in 1988 as the preferred location for a nuclear waste dump to be operated by U.S. Ecology.
Ground zero for climate change: Antarctica has hottest day ever
"Ice shelves in West Antarctica have lost as much as 18 percent of their volume over the last two decades, with rapid acceleration occurring over the last decade."
New York City climate change activists strategize for future
Activists attended a forum on proposed climate and environmental legislation for New York City.
Most Catholics worried about climate change
"We find that a solid majority of Catholics think global warming is happening (70 percent)."
Activists use impetus of Climate March to invoke justice
Labor, climate, and community activists met to turn the passion of the People's Climate March into a movement.
World's largest indoor farm putting down roots in New Jersey
The Newark-based farm will take the space currently being occupied by an abandoned steel factory, with the first phase of operations there to begin later this year.
Chicago community fights petcoke, pile by pile
For one community, the Windy City has been blowing something other than a healthy breeze.
More than 80 groups urge Pfizer to leave climate-denier ALEC
Over 100 corporations and groups have left ALEC since 2011, when Common Cause and other groups launched a campaign to call public attention to the group's activities.
New report says oil trains endanger 25 million
"People, wildlife, rivers, and lakes will pay a huge cost for the government's failure to act. It's only a matter of time before the next explosive accident."
Like a bad neighbor, Chevron is there
Residents, environmentalists and USW members work together to protect the safety and health of refinery workers and citizens living near the Richmond refinery.
