The U.S. and Canada Are Preparing for a New Standing Rock Over the Trans Mountain Tar Sands Pipeline
Managing the perceived security threat of Indigenous-led anti-pipeline movements has become a priority on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border.
Environment
A “Reckless” Fracking Company, Poisoned Springs, and a Family Forced to Buy Water at Walmart
Oil, gas, and coal have been removed from the hills and forests of western Pennsylvanians who have been left paying the fossil fuel industry's bills.
Bad Chemistry
DuPont’s Museum of Disastrous Chemistry Continues to Spread Its Poison
DuPont’s Chambers Works manufacturing site has been ground zero for some of the world’s most environmentally devastating commercial enterprises.
So Long, Scott Pruitt. We Knew You All Too Well.
Scott Pruitt was doing exactly what President Trump wanted at the EPA. Expect the same from his successor.
Young Leftist Candidates Are Breathing New Radicalism Into Stale Climate Politics
Insurgent candidates are running on bold stances, but there's been less focus when it comes to preventing the potential end of human civilization.
Poland’s New Surveillance Law Targets Personal Data of Environmental Advocates, Threatening U.N. Climate Talks
Ahead of the COP24 climate conference, security concerns have become a pretext to justify data collection on NGOs, according to environmental activists.
A New Film Examines Sexual Violence as a Feature of the Bakken Oil Boom
“Nuuca” looks at attributes of the boom that go beyond emissions and oil spills: rising rates of sexual violence, trafficking, and harassment by oil workers.
The Trump Administration Is Reshaping the Country Under the Guise of National Security. The Energy Sector Is Next.
Rick Perry's plan to bail out coal plants has produced an odd-bedfellows coalition of opposition that includes the gas industry and environmentalists.
Animal Rights Activists Face Multiple Felony Charges, Brought by Prosecutors With Ties to Smithfield Foods
Why are animal rights activists who took nothing of commercial value facing prison terms? Because the law is being abused to intimidate and silence them.
Colorado’s Democratic Party Kingmaker Is a Fracking Lawyer. What Could Go Wrong?
A closer look at Ken Salazar’s record of involvement in Colorado races sheds light on the debate over party influence in primaries.