Bureau of Land Management moves forward with the sale of sacred land
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is moving forward with the sale of land in the vicinity of New Mexico's Chaco...
For the first time in 86 years, environmental activists in the UK sentenced to jail
Three men who participated in protests against Cuadrilla at a Lancashire fracking site are being jailed in the...
Trump Administration proposes to sell protected land in Arizona for fracking
The Trump Administration has announced a proposal to sell 4,200 acres of public, protected land in northern Arizona...
UK fracking measures could make exploratory drilling “as easy as building a garden wall”
The United Kingdom's government has come under fire from fracking opponents after releasing measures that could...
New study finds that fracking chemicals could harm the immune system
A recent study adds to concerns over hydraulic fracturing by revealing links between exposure to fracking chemicals...
Interactive map reveals site of fracking accidents across the US
Concerned about the safety of fracking operations in your area? An interactive map created by the environmental...
France completely bans fracking and oil extraction
The French Parliament recently passed into law a complete ban on the extraction of oil and gas within any of France's...
BREAKING: Scotland bans fracking — indefinitely
Go, Scotland! After hearing an overwhelming response from the public on the process of fracking, the country’s...
France aims to become the first country to ban all fossil fuel production
To meet its carbon neutral goal by 2050, the French government plans to phase out all oil and gas production in...
Erin Brockovich helps Oklahoma Pawnee Nation take on fracking companies
Oklahoma has become an earthquake hotspot in recent years, and many are blaming companies that engage in hydraulic...
Ireland set to ban fracking after both houses of Parliament pass bill
Ireland is one signature away from banning hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. After the country's House of Representatives,...
Google requested to label anti-fracking websites as ‘fake news’
Following the results of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, search engine website Google rewrote its engine algorithm...
Maryland is about to become the third US state to ban fracking
Maryland's House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed a bill to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, earlier this...
Oklahoma earthquake activity up 4000%, locals sue oil and gas companies
Earthquake activity in Oklahoma has increased by around 4,000 percent over the past eight years, according to Carnegie...
USGS, EPA investigate link between underground wastewater disposal and Oklahoma’s largest earthquake
On Saturday, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook north central Oklahoma, prompting the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)...
Australian state announces the country’s first permanent ban on fracking
Australian state Victoria is taking an unprecedented step after they announced this week that they would protect...
Germany just banned fracking for all practical purposes
On June 24, German lawmakers approved a measure that, for all practical purposes, bans fracking within the European...
UK fracking company proposes to dump wastewater into the sea
As public concern continues over the environmental costs of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, one United Kingdom...
Humans have caused so many earthquakes that scientists had to update their maps
Those at the United States Geological Survey has noticed such a spike in manmade earthquakes that they had to change...
Fracking suspected in Oklahoma’s third strongest earthquake
The third strongest earthquake ever reported in Oklahoma struck Saturday morning. Registering a 5.1 on the Richter...
Canadian officials confirm largest earthquake caused by fracking
When a 4.6 magnitude earthquake struck British Columbia on 17 August, 2015, many were suspicious the event had...
Surge of earthquakes in Oklahoma puts fracking under fire
There were more earthquakes with a magnitude 3.0 or greater in Oklahoma last year than anywhere else in the continental...
The Keystone XL battle should be about food security and climate change, not economics
As we await President Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline, expected later today, news outlets far and wide...
Abandoned oil and gas wells are leaking methane across the USA
After the State of the Union Address and the touting of the abundance of our natural resources, you'd probably...
6 big-name musicians and bands who are helping to protect the planet
Musicians have sung about environmental stewardship and preservation forever. Think about Woodstock back in the...
Polish farmers blockaded Chevron frackers for 400 days and stopped drilling in their region
In July, Chevron abandoned its plans to drill for gas in Zurawlow, Poland, after farmers and families from Zurawlow...
New York’s fracking ban is the cue for eco-activists to mobilize
The ban on fracking in New York State is a great catalyst to inspire grassroots environmental groups to come together....
Study confirms Ohio experienced the largest fracking-related earthquake ever
A new study has confirmed that recent earthquakes in Poland Township, Ohio in March of 2014 were caused by hydraulic...
The Everglades were fracked and you didn’t even hear about it
Earlier in 2014, Texas-based Dan A. Hughes Co. was fined $25,000 for acid fracking near the everglades. Though...
Austin to get 55% of its power from renewables by 2025
Texas is not widely known for its eco-friendly nature - but Austin has long stood apart from the rest of the oil-rich,...