Environment & Health

Environmental groups are calling for a ban on fracking in Ohio after a series of small earthquakes erupted near an active fracking site last week.

Recently released documents show that since Fukushima, our nuclear regulators have been playing down the risk of a similar incident happening in the US, and more.

Center for American Progress Director of Climate Strategy Daniel Weiss and IPS Fellow Daphne Wysham debate whether the Senate Democrat's all-nighter meant they are serious about tackling global warming.

Health in the communities surrounding the Diablo Canyon power plant declined dramatically after the plant was built.

The Environmental Protection Agency has some new standards for vehicle emissions, and they could save some serious cash.

Are regulators whitewashing TransCanada's performance record by not making incident and inspection reports available to the public or the press?

As spring begins to bloom, the sharing economy movement is ramping up its activities with a series of events being planned in different cities and world regions.

The Denton Drilling Awareness Group plans to turn Denton into a frack-free city, making it the first in Texas to ban fracking outright.

The next report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is due at the end of March, and according to the Associated Press, we shouldn't expect good news, and …

A new expose by Mother Jones magazine may shock anyone who drinks out of plastic bottles, gives their children plastic sippy cups, eats out of plastic containers, or stores …