News | Environment & Health Amy Goodman Responds to “Riot” Charges Being Dropped A judge did not find probable cause to justify the charges. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! October 18, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Is Standing Rock the Oil Industry’s Last Stand? It’s Up to Us to Make It So The struggle in Standing Rock is at a profound turning point. By Four Arrows , Truthout October 17, 2016 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Can California Finally Ditch Single-Use Plastic Bags? Proposition 67, facing fierce industry opposition, puts the issue before voters. By Zoe Loftus-Farren , EarthIslandJournal October 17, 2016 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Hurricane Sandy-Sized Floods Could Be Up to 17 Times More Likely by 2100 Because hurricanes feed off warm waters, the theory goes that rising ocean temperatures have made — and will continue to make — hurricanes stronger. By Robert McSweeney , CarbonBrief October 15, 2016 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Millions of Trees Are Dying Across the US Forests are one of the Earth's most important protections again climate change. By Julie M. Rodriguez , Care2 October 15, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Oil Industry Has More Than 30 Accidents a Week in and Off the Coast of Louisiana A coalition of groups calling for a moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico released research on accidents in the oil industry. By Nell Abram , FreeSpeechRadioNews October 14, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Climate Direct Action: Activists Halt Flow of Tar Sands Oil by Shutting Off Valves of Five Pipelines Ten climate activists were arrested Tuesday for attempting to shut down all tar sands oil coming into the United States from Canada. By Juan González & Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! October 12, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Louisiana’s Tea Party Congressmen Seek Flood Aid — After They Rejected Sandy Relief Whether or not the state's Republican-led delegation is successful in obtaining funds after the November election remains to be seen. By Matt Higgins , Occupy.com October 11, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Clinton Makes Some Sense on Energy Policy; Trump Makes None Fact-checking a discussion of an actual issue at Sunday's debate. By Emily Schwartz Greco , Moyers&Company October 11, 2016 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Proposed Legislation Would Further Weaken Ohio Clean Energy Standards The bill would delay any enforcement of increases in renewable energy and energy efficiency for at least three years. By Kathiann M. Kowalski , MidwestEnergyNews October 10, 2016 Truthout