Climate and Environmental Crisis

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 spillWater still unsafe after Elk River chemical spill

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
Native & environmental activists take on GE & Big OilNative & environmental activists take on GE & Big Oil

Native & environmental activists take on GE & Big Oil

The tar sands of Alberta, Canada, are the dirtiest, most polluting oil source in North America and require very specialized,…

January 18, 2014
West Virginia coal industry poisons water supplyWest Virginia coal industry poisons water supply

West Virginia coal industry poisons water supply

Charleston, W.Va. — A spill into the Elk River near Charleston, W.V., on Jan. 9 from a chemical plant owned…

January 14, 2014
Workers, supporters fight GE’s toxic effects on communityWorkers, supporters fight GE’s toxic effects on community

Workers, supporters fight GE’s toxic effects on community

Fort Edward, N.Y. -- Nearly 200 miles of the Hudson River is a toxic waste site. Once, the fish in…

December 14, 2013

Corporations behind global warming

Over the course of international climate change conferences since the Kyoto Accords were established in 1997, a pivotal debate has…

December 12, 2013

U.N. climate conference fails to agree to reduce pollution

More than 190 countries attended the 19th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, this one in Warsaw, Poland, which…

December 2, 2013

Energy industry wants government to rescue its profits

For nearly a decade, the natural gas industry has drained valuable water resources, poisoned the land with dangerous chemicals, released…

November 24, 2013

Two opposing views on climate change

Nov. 10 — Haiyan, a disastrous Class 5 super-typhoon, just roared across the Philippines with winds believed to have set…

November 12, 2013

Energy industry looks to government to save profits

For nearly a decade, the natural gas industry has drained valuable water resources, poisoned the land with dangerous chemicals, released…

November 12, 2013