EPA Methane Rollback Temporarily Paused by Federal Court
[BLOOMBERG] The EPA’s rollback of methane emissions standards for the oil and gas industry is temporarily suspended while a federal court weighs […]
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A ‘Crossroads’ for Humanity: Earth’s Biodiversity Is Still Collapsing
[NY TIMES] The world is failing to address a catastrophic biodiversity collapse that not only threatens to wipe out beloved species and […]
Read moreHow Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled
[from NPR] Laura Leebrick, a manager at Rogue Disposal & Recycling in southern Oregon, is standing on the end of its landfill […]
Read moreLake Pollution a Concern in Lake Charles After Hurricane Laura
FROM KPEL: (LAKE CHARLES) Residents who live near the lake in Lake Charles are smelling something fishy. At least, we hope that […]
Read moreAmericans Back Tough Limits on Building in Fire and Flood Zones
From the New York Times (WASHINGTON) — Americans support far more aggressive government regulation to fight the effects of climate change than […]
Read moreMajority Of Hurricane Laura Deaths Linked To Improper Use Of Portable Generators
FROM NPR: More deaths associated with Hurricane Laura were caused by the improper use of portable generators than the storm itself. And […]
Read moreA rushed vaccine could do more harm than good
Everyone wants a vaccine for this devastating pandemic developed as swiftly and as safely as possible. But it’s important to remember that, […]
Read moreMore abdication of responsibility at the EPA
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday relaxed strict Obama-era standards for how coal-fired power plants dispose of wastewater laced with dangerous […]
Read moreEPA to stop monitoring chloroprene around St. John Parish plant
The most recent in a series of moves where the Environmental Protection Agency has more resembled a Corporate Protection Agency. “The U.S. […]
Read moreThousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic
Thousands of oil and gas operations, government facilities and other sites won permission to stop monitoring for hazardous emissions or otherwise bypass […]
Read moreJURY AWARDS ER DOCS $9.4M IN CENTENE BREACH OF CONTRACT SUIT
A federal jury in Arkansas this week handed up a $9.4 million breach of-contract award to a Tennessee-based emergency physician group after […]
Read moreRestoring oyster beds and saving dolphins
The panel overseeing the use of BP oil spill damage money agreed last week to spend $25.6 million on three projects aimed […]
Read more‘This Is Unforgivable’: Anger Mounts Over Mauritius Oil Spill
NAIROBI, Kenya — Zareen Bandhoo was at work last week in the central Mauritius town of Curepipe when she heard that oil […]
Read moreAlaska Project Would Use ‘Chillers’ to Freeze Thawing Tundra
Climate change is poised to thaw and undermine the soil beneath ConocoPhillips’ proposed Willow oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, making […]
Read moreVirus Vaccine Rush Leaves Little Recourse for Anyone It Harms
Americans who suffer adverse reactions to coronavirus vaccines that the U.S. is racing to develop will have a hard time getting compensated […]
Read moreDupont and 3M knowingly contaminated drinking water across the US, lawsuits allege
New Hampshire is the latest state to file suit against a number of companies, including Dupont and 3M, for their roles in […]
Read moreOregon Supreme Court overturns cap on non-economic damages
A man who lost his left leg after a garbage truck struck him in March 2015 in downtown Portland will get another […]
Read moreStag Liuzza asks 5th Circuit to affirm Arkema Class
Last Thursday, Stag Liuzza and associated counsel Samuel Issacharoff asked the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm a ruling […]
Read moreNOLA Reporters Win Environmental Journalism Award
The Times-Picayune and The Advocate have been honored with a prestigious award from the Society of Environmental Journalists for the newspaper’s series […]
Read more2019: deadliest for environmental activists
Last year, 212 environmental activists and land defenders were murdered globally, making 2019 the most deadly year for people resisting extractive industries […]
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