Drillers Fracking at Much Shallower Depths Than Widely Believed
Jul 24, 2015, 6:00 am By Zahra HirjiOne in six wells were fracked less than one mile below the surface, at the same depth of known water…Study Gets a Handle on Gas Leaks: 80 Billion Cubic Feet
Jul 23, 2015, 12:00 pm By Katherine Bagley4 percent of the facilities surveyed accounted for 23 percent of the leaked natural gas, worth about…Enbridge Anniversary: Profiles From the Frontlines of an Oil Spill
Jul 23, 2015, 6:00 am By David HasemyerBy David Hasemyer The Kalamazoo River near Marshall, Mich. today teems with kayakers paddling amid…Five Years After Michigan Oil Spill, Unfinished Business Remains
7:00am By David HasemyerThe EPA has yet to levy a Clean Water Act fine for the biggest inland oil spill in U.S. history. The…Enbridge Expects $40 Million Fine, EPA's Stiffest Ever for a Pipeline Spill
6:00am By David HasemyerThe fine could top $100 million if the agency finds negligence or other adverse circumstances. By…New Study Says Even 2 Degrees of Warming 'Highly Dangerous'
Tue 5:00am By Katherine BagleyJames Hansen and 16 others aim to pressure Paris climate talks toward strong outcomes with a new…Climate Treaty's Finances on Shaky Ground
Jul 20, 2015, 7:00 am By Elizabeth DouglassThis primer explains why faith is beginning to wane in the Green Climate Fund, designed to heal…On Climate, a Rough Road Ahead for California
Jul 20, 2015, 6:00 am By Guest WriterAn executive order issued by Brown would reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent by 2030, but…Report Fuels Fracking Ban Push in California
Jul 17, 2015, 4:00 am By Zahra HirjiActivist groups have launched a petition calling for a moratorium on fracking like New York's after…Biggest Coal Polluters Dominate Emissions
Jul 17, 2015, 3:00 am By Naveena SadasivamDespite a downward trend in coal use and emissions overall by utilities, a handful still pump an…Polar Bears Can't Adapt to Melting Arctic, Will Waste Away
Jul 16, 2015, 6:05 am By Katherine BagleyStudy finds that polar bears' metabolism will not slow enough to survive the increasing scarcity of…Global Climate Treaty May Hinge on the Strength of its Teeth
Jul 15, 2015, 2:50 pm By John H. Cushman Jr.Negotiators working toward the Paris talks debate whether strict requirements will endanger…Texas' Climate Stubbornness Takes an Increasingly Big Toll
Jul 15, 2015, 8:00 am By Katherine BagleyAs weather extremes like flooding batter Texas, its refusal to prepare for an even more volatile…Cap & Trade Shows Its Economic Muscle in the Northeast, $1.3B in 3 Years
Jul 14, 2015, 8:00 am By Naveena SadasivamRegional Greenhouse Gas Initiative offers blueprint to all states as they begin to think about how…More 'Green Bonds' Needed to Fund the Clean Energy Revolution
Jul 13, 2015, 7:00 am By Elizabeth DouglassFinancing the shift to renewable energy will require bonds, which are growing in popularity, but not…Walker Gives GOP Presidential Field a New Anti-Climate Leader
Jul 13, 2015, 5:00 am By Katherine BagleyAs governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker has worked against environmental policies and tried to ban…Solar Breakthrough Could Be on the Way for Renters
Jul 10, 2015, 7:00 am By Katherine BagleyObama administration strategy would funnel $520 million into community or shared solar farms, where…Bumblebees Feel the Squeeze of Climate Change
Jul 9, 2015, 2:59 pm By Zahra HirjiA new study shows bee territories are shrinking with warming temperatures, threatening them and the…Email Shows Exxon Was Studying Its Climate Impact in the '80s
Jul 8, 2015, 3:00 pm By Neela BanerjeeA company scientist's letter to his son reveals the oil giant was researching carbon emissions much…Methane Emissions in Texas Fracking Region 50% Higher Than EPA Estimates
Jul 8, 2015, 7:00 am By Guest WritersEnvironmental Defense Fund-backed studies of 30,000 Barnett Shale wells shows the EPA has vastly…
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