Climate change in the final presidential debate
During the final presidential debate in Nashville last Thursday, the candidates debated on clean energy and fossil...
Oil companies use cooling technology to continue Arctic drilling
Big oil companies are now turning to technology to protect their business from the effects of climate change. Companies...
Fossil fuel companies denied seismic blasting permit renewals
On October 1, a status conference on seismic litigation ruled in favor of the environment by prohibiting fossil...
Oil and plastic industry spent millions to mislead the public about plastic recycling
A new investigation by NPR and PBS Frontline reveals that for decades, executives in the oil...
Mysterious dolphin deaths linked to oil spill in Mauritius
Approximately 40 dolphins have been reported dead in an area affected by an oil spill from a Japanese...
Hurricane Laura causes dangerous chemical fire in Louisiana
It’s bad enough to stay shut in your house, terrified, as you ride out a Category 4 hurricane. But the people...
Norway oil drilling expands to Svalbard
Norway is expanding oil drilling operations farther north into the Arctic. Environmentalists are concerned about...
DNC reverses pledge to end fossil fuel subsidies
The Democratic presidential and vice-presidential candidates were barely announced before the DNC removed campaign...
Trump administration furthers Arctic drilling plan
The Trump administration's environmental protection rollbacks seem to now come daily. Today's bad news? A plan...
EPA loosens restrictions on methane emissions
As President Trump’s term comes to an end, his administration has busily rolled back Obama-era environmental...
BP to reduce oil, gas production by 40% to focus on clean energy
London-based energy company BP has announced plans to reduce its oil and gas production by 40% and invest $5 billion...
Latest spill increases worries about Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline
A major spill last Saturday has renewed Canadians' worries about the Trans Mountain pipeline. Up to 50,000 gallons...
Trump administration rolls back fuel efficiency standards
While most of the nation shelters in place to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Trump administration continues to...
Largest nature reserve in Niger threatened by oil development
One of the largest nature reserves on continental Africa may soon be destroyed by the China National Petroleum...
International Women’s Day Spotlight: Meet the 8 women leading the charge for a better world
International Women’s Day is just one of the 365 days per year that it is important to recognize and celebrate...
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...
Pipeline explosion in Mexico kills 91 and counting
Last week, a gasoline pipeline exploded in central Mexico, killing 91 people, with numbers expected to surpass...
Federal judge blocks the Keystone XL Pipeline
In a major setback for President Trump and his administration, a U.S. district judge has issued an order to block...
Pipeline leaks 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into Indiana river
An oil company based out of Texas has confessed to a faulty pipeline leaking 8,000 gallons of jet fuel into an...
Egypt set to open its first solar farm – and it’s the largest in the world
Egypt has long relied on environmentally taxing fossil fuels. Over 90% of electricity is generated from oil and...
Congo could open its national parks to oil drilling
Two national parks in the Democratic Republic of Congo could soon face pollution threats and habitat destruction...
New study suggests that plastic waste may be transformed into usable energy
A new study from the Earth Engineering Center (EEC|CCNY) at the Grove School of Engineering of the City College...
Companies push to start oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Following Congress's move to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil and gas production, a long-sought...
Canada set to purchase Kinder Morgan pipeline for $4.5 billion
The Canadian government is planning to buy the Trans Mountain oil pipeline from major energy corporation Kinder...
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...
States across the country are trying to make it illegal to plan a pipeline protest
A new wave of bills being introduced in states such as Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota aim to criminalize...
Patagonia strikes back at Trump over public lands policies
Outdoor clothing company Patagonia is calling out President Trump and his administration as liars regarding the...
The ground under a West Texas oil patch is moving ‘at alarming rates’
Local residents, infrastructure, and oil and gas pipelines could be at risk from the ground heaving and sinking...
The public health impact of Hurricane Harvey is worse than we’ve been told
More than six months since Hurricane Harvey decimated much of Central America and the American Gulf Coast, the...
BP’s chief economist predicts plastic bans will slash oil demand
Oil giant BP has predicted that increased regulation of plastic pollution around the world will result in decreased...