News & Commentary

Bringing the Noise

July 13, 2015 Latest NewsArcticAlisa Opar

How will Shell’s Arctic drilling affect marine mammals in the Chukchi Sea?

Scrubbed but Not Clean

June 22, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesRachel Cernansky

By air or water, pollution from power plants is a problem no matter which exit it takes.

Protestors Ahoy!

June 16, 2015 Latest NewsSeattleBrian Palmer

Seattle's “kayaktivists” finally draw the government’s attention to Arctic drilling.

Has ALEC Lost Its Touch?

June 9, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The supposedly powerful conservative organization is on a serious losing streak.

School Scandal

June 1, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

In states whose economic engines run on dirty fuel, teaching kids about climate change is under new attack.

I Hate Reruns

May 22, 2015 Latest NewsCaliforniaClara Chaisson

The Santa Barbara coast has yet another oil spill, thanks to a company that screws up royally—repeatedly.

A Beach of an Oil Spill

May 20, 2015 Latest NewsCaliforniaClara Chaisson

Santa Barbara’s pristine coastline is now coated in crude.

Spill Tracker

May 20, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesThe Editors

An explosion in North American fossil fuel extraction has led to a dangerous rise in pipeline spills and oil train derailments.

Down with TPP

May 18, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesAlisa Opar

From fracking to tainted fish, how the Trans-Pacific Partnership could affect the West.

Bomb Squad #Fail

May 4, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The new rules for oil trains are horrifyingly inadequate.

Strike Three for Tar Sands Pipelines?

April 6, 2015 Latest NewsCanadaBrian Palmer

Canada’s Energy East pipeline is in big trouble, just like Keystone XL and Northern Gateway.

Wild Idea

April 3, 2015 Latest NewsArcticClara Chaisson

The president is asking Congress to designate crucial Arctic habitat as wilderness.

Are the Gulf's Marine Mammals Fluked?

April 2, 2015 Latest NewsEastJason Bittel

We’re still coming to terms with what toxins from the BP spill might be doing to whales and dolphins.

Obama Talks Keystone XL...Again

March 9, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The president talked at length about the pipeline last week. Here’s where he’s right and where he’s wrong.

Are Tar Sands Going the Way of the Dodo?

March 6, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Energy companies are canceling their tar sands projects.

The XL Stands for "Extra Litigation"

March 4, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

TransCanada says if the United States doesn’t approve the Keystone XL pipeline, it might sue under NAFTA.

Shell Game

February 19, 2015 Latest NewsArcticBrian Palmer

The Department of the Interior says there’s a 75 percent chance of a major oil spill in the Arctic—and it’s willing to take that chance.

Off the Rails

February 17, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Oil trains keep jumping the tracks, setting towns ablaze, and contaminating water supplies. Here’s why.

Fall Guys

February 12, 2015 Latest NewsCanadaJason Bittel

Canada is killing wolves to save endangered caribou. The real problem? Tar sands development.

Six More Weeks of Subsidies

February 9, 2015 Latest NewsBrian Palmer

The president wants to end fossil fuel subsidies—again. It must be Groundhog Day.