May 15th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
The Williams Pipeline was just rejected by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. It would have carried natural gas that had been fracked from Pennsylvania to parts of New York City
April 24th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
For the first time, the US Supreme Court has ruled that pollution that travels through groundwater is subject to the provisions of the Clean Water Act, a significant victory for environmentalists.
February 2nd, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Zombie fish — it's just a prelude of what's to come for our waters, once protected, but not more
January 31st, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
It seems that the EPA under Donald Trump wants to dump raw sewage into our rivers. The organization is now allowing cities to do just that. In an article by the New York Times, the Trump administration has decided to reverse almost 95 environmental rules in a massive retreat on environmental protection, because "it's too costly for industry or taxpayers."
January 24th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
The EPA proposes to roll back the rules regarding clean water protection, removing many rivers and streams from federal protection. The change could have significant effects on the health of many Americans.
April 14th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Trump signed two executive orders last week that will make it easier for the federal government to override state concerns about oil and gas pipelines. Government overreach is perfectly OK with conservatives when it serves their purposes.
December 15th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Insanity rules in Trumperica, where some EPA boffins plan to roll back clean water rules while others question whether soot from coal-fired generating plants really is bad for human health. Where do you find such lunatics? We have a pretty good idea.
October 31st, 2017 | by James Ayre
As part of the measures following from US President Donald Trump's executive order issued back in March calling for the easing of "regulatory burdens" on the energy industry, the US Environmental Protection Agency will be reviewing the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act, amongst others, it was announced last Wednesday
November 2nd, 2016 | by Zachary Shahan
Clearly, the political focus of the year is a certain mind-boggling presidential candidate who hardly touches policy matters -- and when he does, tends to push absurd ideas and proposals that would tank our economy, lead to world war, destroy our climate and environment, and piss off our allies. However, as I wrote the other day, Donald Trump's success in politics wasn't magic -- far from it. Donald Trump's success in politics was built on the back of decades worth of conspiracy theories and anti-science rhetoric and extremism from the Republican Party. (Come on, people, there's a reason he won the GOP nomination.)
October 15th, 2016 | by Sandy Dechert
Just two weeks ago, the Boston-based Conservation Law Foundation filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil for endangering Massachusetts communities along the [&hellip
December 27th, 2013 | by Tina Casey
The woes just keep piling up for Chesapeake Energy. The company is front and center in the nation’s natural gas [&hellip
March 28th, 2010 | by Tina Casey
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seems to be making up for lost time when it comes to enforcing the Clean [&hellip
