Fukushima now a global disaster
More than two years after the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl and after more than two years of denial and cover-up, the Japanese government on Oct. 6, through Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has requested global aid.
Fracking site unleashes radioactive water into Pa. creek
In the latest incident of environmental poisoning caused by fracking, a wastewater treatment facility in Pennsylvania is spewing radioactive water into the local Blacklick Creek.
Oil-tarnished land left in wake of Colorado flood
Tthe floods have left 10 dead and 200 still unaccounted for, destroyed at least 15,000 homes across 17 counties, damaged at least 11 oil and gas locations, and now the resultant leaks and spills threaten to become a brand new disaster.
Oil, fracking chemical leaks worsen Colorado flood disaster
The flooding caused the evacuation of 11,750 people; some of those evacuees are reportedly returning home now, only to find their houses destroyed, and in some instances, discovering foul polluted water.
Idaho blackened by brushfire
The 104,000-acre Beaver Creek wildfire has been appropriately described as a "beast." What most of the media is not reporting is the disaster's tie to climate change.
Gulf of Mexico dead zones are part of climate disaster web
An oxygen-devouring algae bloom that is causing a 5,840 square-mile dead zone - and growing - in the Gulf of Mexico is part of the tightly woven web of climate change disasters.
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.
Alberta oil leak into week 10 - can it be stopped?
Nine weeks ago, oil near a tar sands extraction site in Alberta, Canada, began to leak and ooze from the ground, blackening vegetation and killing wildlife, and it shows no signs of stopping.
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.
Hundreds of chimps to be moved from labs to sanctuary
Experiments on chimps have been conducted in the U.S. for more than 90 years, despite consistent pressure on the government and corporations by animal welfare groups.
