THE MOST PROFOUNDLY EVIL CRIME...

Sep 27, 2015 by

THE MOST PROFOUNDLY EVIL CRIME COMMITED BY EXXONMOBIL TO DATE

[Translate]   JACQUELINE MARCUS FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: JW Randolph)From the time I was a teenager, I’ve wrestled with...

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DUTCH STUDENT DESIGNS OCEAN CL...

Sep 2, 2015 by

DUTCH STUDENT DESIGNS OCEAN CLEANUP ARRAY

[Translate]         the ocean cleanup array won the 2015 INDEX: award due its potential to address one the...

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TOO WARM, TOO FEW FISH: HEALTH...

Aug 27, 2015 by

TOO WARM, TOO FEW FISH: HEALTH WARNING FOR WORLD’S OCEANS

[Translate]   By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Overfishing compounds ocean damage from climate change....

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“Catastrophe!” Scr...

Aug 12, 2015 by

“Catastrophe!” Screamed the Newspaper Headline

[Translate] via DAILY KOS by Thinking FellaFollow for Four Corners Kossacks At approximately 10:30am on Wednesday, August 5th, 2015,...

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ABANDONED MINE LEAKS MILLIONS ...

Aug 12, 2015 by

ABANDONED MINE LEAKS MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF BRIGHT ORANGE, TOXIC WATER INTO COLORADO RIVER

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: EPA A mine blew out last week, leaking three million gallons of bright orange...

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AFTER 6 YEARS OF TALK, INTERIO...

Jul 19, 2015 by

AFTER 6 YEARS OF TALK, INTERIOR DEPT. FINALLY RELEASES NEW COAL MINING RULES TO MIXED REVIEW

[Translate]     Environmental advocates give them a mixed review. Kate Sheppard Senior reporter/Environment and energy...

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NATIONS AGREE TO LEAVE ARCTIC ...

Jul 18, 2015 by

NATIONS AGREE TO LEAVE ARCTIC FISH ALONE, BUT THE U.S. KEEPS DRILLING

[Translate] With melting sea ice opening the Arctic Ocean to a potentially huge increase in commercial fishing, the five nations that...

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DDT’S TOXIC LEGACY CONTI...

Jul 15, 2015 by

DDT’S TOXIC LEGACY CONTINUES

[Translate] More than 40 years after it was banned in the U.S., DDT is still in the environment — and it’s still being sprayed...

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THE TEN DIRTIEST POWER COMPANI...

Jul 15, 2015 by

THE TEN DIRTIEST POWER COMPANIES IN THE U.S.

[Translate]  GRIST Duke Energy By Tim McDonnell This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Coal-fired...

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THE UNSEEN EXTINCTION WIPING O...

Jun 20, 2015 by

THE UNSEEN EXTINCTION WIPING OUT THE WORLD’S WILDLIFE

[Translate] Environment Researchers find that species we ignore, such as snails, are disappearing at a rapid pace — a sign that a...

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CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS FOUND...

Jun 20, 2015 by

CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS FOUND IN DRINKING WATER NEAR TEXAS FRACKING SITES

[Translate] by Samantha PageCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/LM Otero   Scientists have found elevated levels of cancer-causing...

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FUKUSHIMA: THE STORY OF A NUCL...

Jun 12, 2015 by

FUKUSHIMA: THE STORY OF A NUCLEAR DISASTER

[Translate]   By Louise Rubacky   TRUTHDIG The New Press To see long excerpts from “Fukushima” at Google Books, click here....

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A ‘HOUSE OF HORRORS̵...

Jun 6, 2015 by

A ‘HOUSE OF HORRORS’: Thousands Of Michigan Residents Subject To Contaminated Drinking Water

[Translate] by Rupali Srivastava  CLIMATE PROGRESS Unsafe drinking water worries Flint, Michigan, residents. CREDIT: Shutterstock...

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Every Day, U.S. Factory Farms ...

May 31, 2015 by

Every Day, U.S. Factory Farms Produce Enough Waste to Fill the Empire State Building

[Translate] Environment A new reports says factory farms are a #LoadOfCrap. By Anastasia Pantsios / EcoWatch   VIA ALTERNET Photo...

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You Wouldn’t in a Millio...

May 26, 2015 by

You Wouldn’t in a Million Years Believe What’s Killing Off Dolphins

[Translate] Bottlenose dolphins in the northern Gulf of Mexico have been dying at unusually high rates since 2010. Can you guess why?...

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Pipeline Spews 21,000 Gallons ...

May 20, 2015 by

Pipeline Spews 21,000 Gallons of Oil Along California Coast

[Translate] Environment Four-mile-long oil slick fouls some of the state’s most beautiful coastline at Refugio State Beach. By...

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“BREAKING: Duke Energy P...

May 15, 2015 by

“BREAKING: Duke Energy Pleads Guilty To Nine Environmental Crimes, Agrees To Pay $102 Million”

[Translate]   Coal ash swirls on the surface of the Dan River.    CREDIT: AP Photo/Gerry Broome CLIMATE PROGRESS   Duke...

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Pollutionwatch: A deadline mis...

May 10, 2015 by

Pollutionwatch: A deadline missed, with deadly consequences

[Translate] Traffic in Putney High Street in January, 2013 when nitrogen dioxide levels breached upper safety limits. Photograph:...

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Common Hormone Used To Fatten ...

May 10, 2015 by

Common Hormone Used To Fatten Up Cows Is Contaminating The Environment

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling  CLIMATE PROGRESS A synthetic growth hormone used in cattle production may persist longer in the...

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Farmers are watering your food...

May 4, 2015 by

[Translate] Shutterstock By Nathanael Johnson GRIST A story in the Los Angeles Times raises disturbing questions about the practice...

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Big Coal’s big scam: scar the ...

Apr 28, 2015 by

Big Coal’s big scam: scar the land for proft, then let others pay to clean up

[Translate] George Monbiot  THE GUARDIAN Keep it in the ground: Energy giants claim they dig new opencast mines to fund the closure...

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Watch a Cruise Ship Pollute as...

Apr 26, 2015 by

[Translate] The industry is growing, and so is the environmental damage to the world’s oceans.  By Taylor Hill  BLUE PLANET...

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Modern Life Is a Frightening E...

Apr 19, 2015 by

Modern Life Is a Frightening Experiment in How Much Exposure We Can Take from Toxic Chemicals

[Translate] A new documentary reveals how the $770 billion chemical industry is pumping dangerous substances into our lives. By...

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The ExxonMobil Explosion That ...

Apr 18, 2015 by

The ExxonMobil Explosion That Nobody Is Talking About

[Translate] The aftermath of an explosion at the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance, California. NBC News/Screenshot by Sacha Feinman...

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Stunning Photos Capture Devast...

Apr 15, 2015 by

Stunning Photos Capture Devastation Caused by Electronic Waste Across the Globe

[Translate] Environment Eighty percent of the hazardous waste is generated in developed countries, but is shipped to developing...

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This community is taking on th...

Mar 5, 2015 by

This community is taking on the Koch brothers’ pollution — and they’re winning

[Translate] Bob Simpson By Joseph Erbentraut   grist This story was originally published by Huffington Post and is reproduced here as...

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Forget Vaccines: If You’re Rea...

Feb 27, 2015 by

Forget Vaccines: If You’re Really Concerned About Autism, Become An Environmentalist

[Translate] by Emily Atkin THINK PROGRESS Science does not say this will increase your child’s risk of autism. CREDIT: Shutterstock...

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What a 20-year biomass battle ...

Feb 24, 2015 by

What a 20-year biomass battle tells us about environmental justice policy

[Translate] Shutterstock By Brentin Mock   GRIST It’s well-established that the Environmental Protection Agency has been quite...

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FEDS CHARGE DUKE ENERGY WITH V...

Feb 22, 2015 by

FEDS CHARGE DUKE ENERGY WITH VIOLATIONS OF CLEAN WATER ACT FOR COAL ASH POLLUTION

[Translate]  |  By By MICHAEL BIESECKER and MITCH WEISS RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed multiple criminal charges...

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A Chemical-Free Park Sounds Li...

Feb 21, 2015 by

A Chemical-Free Park Sounds Like a Wonderful Idea — Here’s What One Town Discovered When It Tried to Do It

[Translate] Environment The transition to chemical-free parks was not so simple to pull off for the town of Durango. By Jill...

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