Climate and Environmental Crisis

W.Va. forum: ‘Water Unites Us’

Huntington, W.Va. — A public forum titled “Water Unites Us” on Feb. 20 at Marshall University addressed public concerns about…

March 24, 2014

Inuit in Alaska versus nuclear waste

Fairbanks, Alaska -- “Plowshares” was a propaganda effort fostered by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to convince the world that nuclear…

March 13, 2014

The Albany, N.Y., oil train: A ticking time bomb

Albany, N.Y. — Thirteen oil-filled tanker rail cars derailed on Feb. 28 at the sprawling CSX rail yard in Selkirk,…

March 11, 2014

Public forum addresses W.Va. chemical spill crisis

Huntington, W.Va. -- A public forum titled “Water Unites Us” on Feb. 20 at Marshall University addressed public concerns about the…

March 7, 2014

Pipeline activists to be sentenced

Three environmental activists will be sentenced by a Michigan judge March 5 after their Jan. 31 felony convictions for protesting…

February 27, 2014

Drilling industry tramps on anti-fracking activist’s rights

Northeast Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale is ground zero for the impact of hydraulic fracturing — fracking — on rural communities. The process involves injecting…

February 4, 2014

Shale oil train derails in Philly

Philadelphia — On Jan. 20, seven cars of a mile-long freight train operated by CSX Corporation and carrying Bakken Shale…

February 1, 2014

Environmental racism grows in North Carolina

Although African-American communities in North Carolina are already more than twice as likely as others to be burdened with landfills…

February 1, 2014

Water still unsafe after Elk River chemical spill

Charleston, W.Va., Jan. 19 — A chemical spill into the nearby Elk River has caused hundreds of local residents to…

January 20, 2014