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Sen. Whitehouse and Rep. Waxman Question Koch Brothers’ Financial Interest in Keystone XL Pipeline
As a writer of environmental issues, as well as a person concerned about the future of the planet, I am anxiously awaiting the decision...
Apr 3, 20141 min read
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Congress to EPA: Investigate and Address Water Contamination From Fracking
For the first time, members of Congress today called upon U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to...
Apr 3, 20141 min read
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Facing Unprecedented Extraction Crisis, Illinois Environmental Groups Make Call to Action
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/will-reynolds/illinois-faces-unpreceden_b_5036219.html Will Reynolds Illinois Environmental Politics...
Apr 1, 20144 min read
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Both sides of fracking debate plan next move
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/5ff3fb25-70e2-5870-88a1-0c53319e9f2a.html March 30, 2014 9:00 am  •  By Becky Malkovich Despite a...
Apr 1, 20142 min read
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Breaking: 400 Youths Arrested at White House Protesting Keystone XL Pipeline
Today more than 1,200 youths from across the country marched to the White House from Georgetown University—where President Obama laid out...
Apr 1, 20141 min read
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How 11,000 Oil and Gas Wells Gave Utah Community More Ozone Pollution Than Los Angeles
Clearly, there’s no comparing the sparse population of Utah’s Uintah Basin and that of the mega-metropolis within the Los Angeles basin....
Apr 1, 20141 min read
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Did Fracking Cause Earthquakes in Ohio?
Brandon Baker | March 12, 2014 12:34 pm | Comments The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has ordered Texas-based energy company...
Mar 28, 20141 min read
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Johnson County Board receives draft ‘bill of rights’
http://thesouthern.com/news/johnson-county-board-receives-draft-bill-of-rights/article_2c48cff7-5b67-5654-95d6-4f355dc8faea.html March...
Mar 26, 20142 min read
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Benton-area fracking meeting set for Saturday
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/benton-area-fracking-meeting-set-for-saturday/article_11bd9dba-a8f6-5cfe-8bbe-49aeaa27d152.html March...
Mar 21, 20142 min read
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