Two Ethanol Trains Derail — and One Explodes — as Industry Embraces Riskier Practices
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On March 8, a train pulling 80 tank cars of ethanol derailed in Providence, Rhode Island. Luckily,…Study: Natural Gas Power Plants Emit up to 120 Times More Methane Than Previously Estimated
Mar 20, 2017, 8:45 pm By Steve Horn
Researchers at Purdue University and the Environmental Defense Fund have concluded in a…Curbing Climate Change Has a Dollar Value — Here’s How and Why We Measure It
Mar 19, 2017, 7:58 am By Guest
By Joseph Aldy, Harvard University President Trump is expected to issue an executive order soon to…While One Louisiana Town's Lead-Tainted Water System Is Replaced, Dozens of Others Deteriorate
Mar 18, 2017, 7:57 am By Julie Dermansky
For years the discolored water delivered to the northern Louisiana delta town of St. Joseph…Brain Drain: Engineers and Managers Flee Southern Company’s Troubled Kemper ‘Clean Coal’ Plant
5:11pm By Guest
This is a guest post by Dan Zegart of the Climate Investigations Center With builder Southern…Architect of Federal Fracking Loophole May Head Trump Environmental Council
6:58am By Steve Horn
Confidential sources have told Politico that Bill Cooper — current congressional staffer and…Climate Change Denier Jim Inhofe Says EPA Is 'Brainwashing' Our Children
Thu 2:18pm By Farron Cousins
In August 2016, Republican Senator and noted climate change denier Jim Inhofe told conservative…Trump Takes Aim at Fuel Efficiency Requirements, Prompting Concern US Automakers Will Lag on Innovation
Thu 12:36pm By Sharon Kelly
In a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, Wednesday (March 15), President Donald Trump handed a victory to…Why Is "Rosie the Riveter" Being Appropriated for a War Against Climate Science?
Thu 6:57am By Ashley Braun
Her image is iconic — red polka dot bandanna around her hair, blue sleeve rolled back, exposed…Have Oil Majors Changed Their Tune on Climate Change?
Thu 3:00am By Kyla Mandel
“This is the biggest challenge as we have at the moment as a company,” Ben van Beurden, chief…Only Way to Stop Deadly Coral Bleaching Is to Cut Fossil Fuel Burning, Says Major New Research
Mar 15, 2017, 9:12 pm By Graham ReadfearnCoral reefs across the globe cannot be saved from devastating bleaching events unless rapid action…Electric Utility Executives Pony up for the GOP Roll Back of Environmental Protections
Mar 15, 2017, 3:21 pm By Ben Jervey
This week, as President Trump reportedly prepares to begin unwinding the EPA’s Clean Power Plan,…Unsealed Court Documents Suggest Collusion Between Monsanto, EPA to Pollute Science
Mar 15, 2017, 2:33 pm By Farron Cousins
Agrichemical giant Monsanto is currently facing lawsuits from people who claim that exposure to the…Three Reasons Why Keystone XL May Never Get Built
Mar 14, 2017, 1:46 pm By James Wilt
Almost a full decade since first applying for a presidential permit, TransCanada looks set to…My Congressman Is Trying to Abolish the EPA
Mar 14, 2017, 1:02 pm By Farron Cousins
On November 8, 2016, Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was elected to his first term in Congress, representing…States Ramp up Attacks on Incentives for Electric Vehicles
Mar 13, 2017, 8:59 pm By Ben Jervey
As federal support for electric vehicles (EVs) is expected to wither under the Trump administration,…Now Under Attack, EPA’s Work on Climate Change Has Been Going on for Decades
Mar 13, 2017, 7:58 am By Guest
By Greg Dotson, University of Oregon The Trump administration intends to roll back two pillars of…Revealed: How BP Puts its Branding in Local Schools While Cutting North Sea Jobs
Mar 13, 2017, 3:00 am By Mat Hope
Oil giant BP is promoting its brand to thousands of schoolchildren in almost 100 schools in…Exxon, Peabody Coal Lobby for Bill Poised to Load EPA Science Board With Polluters
Mar 12, 2017, 7:57 am By Steve Horn
A bill which would prohibit scientists who had received research grants from the Environmental…California Democrats Who Got Big Gifts From Oil Industry Gave Big Gifts Back
Mar 11, 2017, 7:58 am By Guest
This is a guest post by David Pomerantz originally published by Energy and Policy Institute…
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