
Strip Mining Linked to Kent. Flooding Deaths
The locations of the 36 drowning deaths during the catastrophic flooding in eastern Kentucky last summer are closely correlated with large-scale coal strip mines, and a local non-profit is calling on the
The locations of the 36 drowning deaths during the catastrophic flooding in eastern Kentucky last summer are closely correlated with large-scale coal strip mines, and a local non-profit is calling on the
The global energy crisis set off by Russia's war in Ukraine and European reliance on methane gas from Putin's authoritarian regime has spawned a resurgence in backyard coal mining in Poland, Bloomberg
The U.S. bitcoin industry produces as much climate pollution every year as 6 million internal combustion cars and three times more than the country's biggest coal plant, concludes a new report from
The Biden administration announced steps to improve buildings' energy efficiency and limit carbon emissions from concrete on Wednesday and is expected to invoke the Defense Production Act to spur battery production. The
Last summer, scientist Maria Rodriguez traveled to the Peruvian region of Madre de Dios, once the home of lush rainforests, meandering rivers and thriving wildlife. But her destination was anything but picturesque.
Climate warriors like to imagine a future where electric cars put oil companies out of business. Firms would stop injecting known carcinogens into the ground to break up the layer of hard,
In one of his last acts as president, Barack Obama finalized a rule protecting streams from surface mining operations. It is likely that, in one of his first acts as president, Donald
Coal and methane gas power plants across 23 states are now covered by the final rule set by EPA, which is aimed at cutting air pollution in downwind communities that suffer from
In the mid-2000s, the United States unearthed a huge amount of methane – the main ingredient in natural gas. To ship it overseas, companies built factories to compact it into a liquid.
Diplomats representing more than 190 countries reached a landmark agreement on marine biodiversity protection Saturday night. The deal, 20 years in the making and which must still be ratified by the UN,
The extraction and combustion of fossil fuels pollute the air we breathe, while the impacts of climate change could actually deprive us of something at least as elemental to life as we
At least one person was killed by, and several others were rescued from, flash floods in Kentucky last week. The deluge, which dropped more than three inches of rain in some places,
Fossil fuel industries are failing to cut methane pollution and in doing so undermining efforts to limit global warming, the International Energy Agency said in its annual Global Methane Tracker report, released
The EPA invoked its rarely-used authority under the Clean Water Act to block the proposed Pebble Mine near the headwaters of Alaska's remote Bristol Bay watershed on Tuesday. The agency's final determination
The Biden administration on Thursday took action effectively blocking a proposed copper mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota. The order signed by Interior Sec. Deb Haaland blocks
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A federal safety watchdog is calling for expanding the distance from a methane gas pipeline that is considered "safe." The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) — which has authority over
Climate denial, "delayism," and pro-fossil fuels messages are making a "stark comeback" across social media platforms, according to a report released Thursday by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. The report's findings reveal
Europe is planting trees to offset its emissions but is swiftly hit with massive wildfires. The United States is investing in mining operations abroad to wean off its dependence on fossil fuels
When Superstorm Sandy hit in October 2012, Celia Sporer-Newman was about eight months pregnant and working full-time as a paramedic in Queens, New York. Sporer-Newman had worked through previous disasters, including Hurricane
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