fossil fuels

US military — polluting Hawaii’s water supply… and denying itUS military — polluting Hawaii’s water supply… and denying it

US military — polluting Hawaii’s water supply… and denying it

The Hawaiian governor issued an emergency order to de-fuel the Red Hill Facility. The US Navy has enlisted top lawyers…

3 years ago
E.P.A. Opts Against Limits on Water Contaminant Tied to Fetal DamageE.P.A. Opts Against Limits on Water Contaminant Tied to Fetal Damage

E.P.A. Opts Against Limits on Water Contaminant Tied to Fetal Damage

Photo: Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, on Capitol Hill in March. Credit... Drew Angerer/Getty Images A new…

5 years ago
Iowa deserves to be more than just a feedlot between two riversIowa deserves to be more than just a feedlot between two rivers

Iowa deserves to be more than just a feedlot between two rivers

In December, U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey introduced a historic new vision for agriculture and food in the…

5 years ago
The women fighting a pipeline that could destroy precious wildlifeThe women fighting a pipeline that could destroy precious wildlife

The women fighting a pipeline that could destroy precious wildlife

Activists travel past the site where the Bayou Bridge pipeline will cross underneath the Atchafalaya river. Photograph: Joe Whittle for…

6 years ago
Global coal industry using as much water as a billion people each yearGlobal coal industry using as much water as a billion people each year

Global coal industry using as much water as a billion people each year

We already know that coal-fired power plants are bad for the planet, but that’s usually because we are just thinking…

6 years ago