Study links Texas quakes to fracking
Scientists have linked a swarm of small earthquakes west of Fort Worth, Texas, to nearby natural gas wells and wastewater injection.
Wildfire is first of many more due to California drought
"California water policy, water management, and infrastructure need to be changed: those systems were built in an old climate and the reality is, we're in a new climate."
Today in environmental history: Deepwater Horizon spills into Gulf of Mexico
On this day in 2010, a BP oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
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."
Hell on rails: West Virginia burning after crude oil train derailment
The fires from the derailment in Fayette County continued to burn Tuesday morning, and emergency shelters for hundreds of people who had to evacuate after the derailment remain open.
Trial and justice delayed for Blankenship, the coal criminal
In the world of capitalism, King Coal, and the law, things don't always go as the people might expect.
Alberta pipeline hits swamp with over 15,000 gallons of oil
Yet another major spill in the routinely oil-plagued Alberta, Canada, has left the swamps of Red Earth Creek polluted.
Climate change to spell doom for U.S. bird species
As a million people plan to participate in the People's Climate March at the UN on Septrmbrt 21, experts have issued a new warning that many species of American birds are facing extinction.
The people, Wall Street, and the planetary emergency
Solutions to the climate crisis inevitably collide with the capitalist system and its inherent need for endless expansion based on a ruthless drive for maximum profit.
Oil spill on Ohio River
Cleanup crews are working to gather and dispose of the oil, and the U.S. Coast Guard has closed a 15-mile stretch of the Ohio River.
