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Community fights massive drilling site planned near public school in low-income area
Community fights massive drilling site planned near public school in low-income area Oil and gas company originally planned to drill in largely white, middle-class neighborhood. AN OIL DRILLING OPERATION NEAR A SUBDIVISION IN WELD COUNTY, COLORADO. CREDIT: HELEN H. RICHARDSON/THE DENVER POST VIA GETTY IMAGESResidents of a city along Colorado’s Front Range are fighting the […]
Stunning new research finds fracking a major source of carbon pollution in Pennsylvania
Stunning new research finds fracking a major source of carbon pollution in Pennsylvania Methane leaks in the state’s oil and gas industry equal 11 coal-fired power plants. FLARING TAKES PLACE AFTER A GAS WELL HAS BEEN DRILLED AND BEFORE IT IS PUT INTO OPERATION. CREDIT: CAROLYN COLE/L.A. TIMES VIA GETTY IMAGES The evidence is now […]
Fracking companies won’t have to disclose chemicals thanks to Trump administration rollback
Fracking companies won’t have to disclose chemicals thanks to Trump administration rollback California and a coalition of environmental groups have all filed challenges to the Bureau of Land Management’s fracking rule repeal. A LARGE FRACKING OPERATION IN COLORADO. (CREDIT: HELEN H. RICHARDSON/THE DENVER POST VIA GETTY IMAGES) On the one-year anniversary of becoming California’s attorney […]
2017 crushed a major temperature record and scientists are sounding the alarm
2017 crushed a major temperature record and scientists are sounding the alarm “All the natural influences should have made the year cooler than normal, not hotter than normal.” CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES It’s been very cold over North America for days, but globally, 2017 has ended up smashing the record for the hottest year on record without […]
Natural gas has no climate benefit and may make things worse
Natural gas has no climate benefit and may make things worse Methane leaks in New Mexico’s oil and gas industry equal 12 coal-fired power plants. A GAS FLARE AT A GAS-PROCESSING FACILITY IN NORTH DAKOTA. CREDIT: AP/MATTHEW BROWNThe evidence is overwhelming that natural gas has no net climate benefit in any timescale that matters to […]
Northern California firestorm ‘literally exploded,’ killing 21 and destroying hundreds of homes
Northern California firestorm ‘literally exploded,’ killing 21 and destroying hundreds of homes More than 650 have been reported missing after fast-moving fires devastate communities north of San Francisco. FLAMES FROM A MASSIVE WILDFIRE BURN IN NAPA, CA. (CREDIT: AP PHOTO/RICH PEDRONCELLI) High temperatures and fast winds are fueling more than a dozen wildfires across California, […]
Residents told to shelter in place after chemical plant explosion in Tennessee
Residents told to shelter in place after chemical plant explosion in Tennessee Police were dispatched to the Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, Tennessee. A PORTION OF THE EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO. PLANT CAN BE SEEN ALONG THE SOUTH HOLSTON RIVER IN KINGSPORT, TN. (CREDIT: AP PHOTO WADE PAYNE) Emergency crews are responding to reports of an […]
Late-September heat wave leaves climate experts stunned
Late-September heat wave leaves climate experts stunned “Never been a heat wave of this duration and magnitude this late in the season,” reports NOAA PLACES WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE PROJECTED TO BE WITHIN ONE DEGREE OF A RECORD HIGH WEDNESDAY. CREDIT: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA WASHPOST/WEATHERBELL.COM. Century-old records across the Midwest and East Coast are being shattered […]
