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Eight Years After a Mercaptan Spill, Residents of Eight Mile, Alabama, Call for Evacuation
Eight years after a mercaptan spill at a Mobile Gas facility in Eight Mile, Alabama, residents are still fighting back.
Mine Waste Disaster Anniversaries Remind Us How Little Progress We’ve Made
We can't afford another Mount Polley or Rio Doce disaster ever again.
Yes, There Is a Way Forward in Reining in Fracking
Public interest advocate Wenonah Hauter lays out strategies to stop fracking and rein in Big Oil and Gas.
Mike Pence Is a Loyal Friend to Polluters
In 2015 the Indiana governor told Obama his state would not comply with the Clean Power Plan.
Hungry for Climate Justice: Fasting at the Washington State Capitol
There is a vast gap between what science requires and what the Ecology Clean Air rule offers.
Can Overuse of Health Care Be Managed by Giving Consumers More Choice and Responsibility?
After six years, the Affordable Care Act has failed to adequately rein in costs or prices.
High Levels of Toxins Found in Bodies of People Living Near Fracking Sites
This study is the first to show that harmful chemicals from natural gas operations are contaminating bodies of Wyoming residents.
Obama Administration Approved Gulf Fracking During Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Fracking technology has been used to maximize fossil-fuel production at hundreds of offshore wells in the Gulf of Mexico.
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The Case for a Child-Centered Energy and Climate Policy
Fossil fuel combustion and associated air pollution and carbon dioxide is the root cause of much of children's ill health children.
Document Dump: Lawsuit Reveals Extent of DuPont’s C8 Cover-Up
The case alleges that DuPont officials were intimately aware of the dangerous side effects of C-8 exposure but still decided to allow exposure among workers.