Albany, N.Y. — Thirteen oil-filled tanker rail cars derailed on Feb. 28 at the sprawling CSX rail yard in Selkirk,…
Huntington, W.Va. -- A public forum titled “Water Unites Us” on Feb. 20 at Marshall University addressed public concerns about the…
Three environmental activists will be sentenced by a Michigan judge March 5 after their Jan. 31 felony convictions for protesting…
Northeast Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale is ground zero for the impact of hydraulic fracturing — fracking — on rural communities. The process involves injecting…
Philadelphia — On Jan. 20, seven cars of a mile-long freight train operated by CSX Corporation and carrying Bakken Shale…
Although African-American communities in North Carolina are already more than twice as likely as others to be burdened with landfills…
Charleston, W.Va., Jan. 19 — A chemical spill into the nearby Elk River has caused hundreds of local residents to…
The tar sands of Alberta, Canada, are the dirtiest, most polluting oil source in North America and require very specialized,…
Charleston, W.Va. — A spill into the Elk River near Charleston, W.V., on Jan. 9 from a chemical plant owned…
Fort Edward, N.Y. -- Nearly 200 miles of the Hudson River is a toxic waste site. Once, the fish in…