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Tim DeChristopher, Aria Doe and Josh Fox on Civil Disobedience and Climate Activism
Activists discuss the role of direct action in fighting global warming.
North Carolina Town Shows Political Cost of Backing Big Oil
Kure Beach shows that elected leaders could face consequences for ignoring opposition to offshore drilling in coastal communities.
Water Isn’t the Only Source of Lead Contamination in Flint
A marksmanship program at the high school in Flint also poses a risk of lead contamination.
Fossil Fuel Spill Tracker 2015: A Map of Environmental Disasters
An explosion in North American fossil fuel extraction has led to a dangerous rise in pipeline spills and oil train derailments.
Forty-Three Years After Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court to Hear Case Threatening Women’s Right to Choose
Friday marked the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Massive Leaks Are an Everyday Occurrence in Gas Fields
California's Aliso Canyon is a reminder that methane emissions are widespread, poorly regulated - and ongoing.
Afghanistan Waste Exhibit A: Kajaki Dam, More Than $300 Million Spent and Still Not Done
A Senate subcommittee is looking at waste by a Pentagon task force.
Activists Deliver Climate Plan for Just Transition to EPA Offices Nationwide
The Our Power Plan is intended as a blueprint to address the needs of frontline communities.
Fracking Industry-Linked Earthquakes in Oklahoma Crack Political Party Lines
A grassroots group has called on legislators to pass a temporary moratorium on injection wells.
Humanity Has Entered a New and Scary Geological Era
We'll go extinct if we keep doing what's easy and what's comfortable.