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Massive Coal Ash Spill Chokes North Carolina River as EPA Considers Waste Rules
A ruptured Duke Energy pipe in Eden, North Carolina, caused the release of up to 82,000 tons of toxic coal ash and 27 million gallons of contaminated water into …
Taking the Mic: Why Structural and Environmental Racism Matter
There is a phrase used again and again when people bring up something uncomfortable about the environmental movement. We are told that we are being “divisive.”
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Residents and Fishermen Fight Cove Point LNG Export Plans That Threaten Area’s Future
Residents are also upset by the proposed tax breaks for Dominion Energy, which they see as essentially subsidizing the pollution of their community.
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Time for Big Oil to Pay for Its Pollution
The fossil fuel industry is the only industry that doesn't pay to clean up its own waste.
Indigenous Groups Win Right to Seize Chevron’s Canadian Assets over $18 Billion in Amazon Pollution
A court in Canada has ruled Ecuadorean farmers and fishermen can try to seize the assets of oil giant Chevron based on a 2011 decision in an Ecuadorean court …
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Capitalism and the Destruction of Life on Earth: Six Theses on Saving the Humans
Why are we, as a species, marching toward disaster? The problem is that large corporations are destroying life on Earth.
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The Hard Numbers on Fracking: Radiation, Toxic Wastewater and Air Pollution
Years after fracking technology prompted an oil and gas rush, researchers are finding radioactive and other pollutants near facilities, adding to mounting evidence of environmental damage, but the federal …
“The Lawbreaking Is Ongoing”: Louisiana Levee Board Sues BP, Exxon, Shell, Chevron for Coast Damage
Beyond the well-known devastation caused by the BP oil spill in 2010, the oil and gas industry in Louisiana has also been blamed for destroying coastal wetlands that provide …
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Wall Street to Planet Earth: We Don’t Mind and You Don’t Matter
Considering that a large percentage of its value is based on fossil fuel reserves, in and of itself, all of this would be very bad news for Wall Street.
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Climate Change Movement Shifts to Convey Urgency
Leaders in the climate justice movement say it is time to start leveraging activists' commitment against the greatest crisis humanity's ever faced.