W. Va. spill occurred after repeated lack of oversight
This month is a bitter anniversary for Charleston: Three years ago, experts with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board urged the state to create a new program to prevent toxic chemical spills
West Virginia chemical spill: a predictable water crisis
Since the passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972, industry has worked diligently to weaken the law's enforcement and oversight.
Amidst 40th anniversary, attacks on Endangered Species Act persist
The Act has encountered obstacles and outright attacks, in an atmosphere where climate change and environmental havoc are growing problems.
Cold? Really, it’s warmer than ever
Winters have been warming rapidly in the majority of the continental 48 states since 1970. And, take note Chicago and other Midwest readers: The coldest states are warming the fastest.
Declare yourself #IdleNoMore
Idle No More has grown to become much more than just a slogan for a movement on environmental and Indigenous rights.
North Dakota oil train explosion is another harsh lesson
In what was a devastating end to 2013, on Dec. 30, just a mile outside Casselton, N.D., a train carrying oil collided with another train, producing a series of explosions that left 10 cars ablaze.
Worse than we thought: Climate uncertainties turning into harsh facts
Beware uncertainty! It can cut both ways - something the climate change deniers want us to ignore at our peril.
Top 10 environmental issues of 2013
Let's take a look at 10 of the biggest environmental issues of 2013 and see what lessons can be learned from them going forward.
Obama to federal agencies: triple use of clean energy by 2020
President Obama issued an executive order on Dec. 5, calling for an increase in solar, wind, and other renewable energy for federal agencies, to 20 percent by 2020 - three times more than the agencies currently use.
Oil refinery waste piling up in Chicago
Residents on the southeast side of this city are complaining about smoke, but it's actually dust from an oil refinery, and it's drifting into many nearby neighborhoods.
