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The Obama Administration Wants to Clean Up the Airline Industry
American carriers account for 29 percent of global aviation emissions and carbon dioxide pollution from airplanes is set to triple worldwide by 2050.
Here's What the EPA Has to Say About Water Contamination From Fracking
Environmentalists and energy companies are both pleased with the agency's latest report on the controversial drilling technique.
These States Are Telling Locals Not to Get in the Way of Fracking
State officials in Texas and Oklahoma sign prohibitions on local fracking bans; But Maryland joins New York in prohibiting the oil and natural gas drilling technique.
Here's Who's Pissed at Obama's Latest Environmental Protections
The Obama Administration says its expansion of the Clean Water Act protects steams that over 100 million Americans rely on for drinking water and lacked clear protections.
If You're in Wyoming, Don't Take Pictures of Cattle Ranches
Environmentalists worry a new law could prevent 'citizen science' efforts aimed at collecting soil and water samples, or even taking photos, on public lands leased to ranchers.
This International Trade Deal Could Be a Huge Assault on Environmental Protections
The United States and 11 other nations are negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which could cover 40 percent of the world's economy and allow corporations to challenge environmental regulations in court.
The Oil Industry Is Pumping Toxic Chemicals Into California's Aquifers
Environmental groups are suing the state, claiming it is allowing the industry to pump fracking wastewater into below ground drinking water supplies.
Half of America's Fracking Companies Could Close or Be Sold by the End of the Year
The US energy sector is grappling with low energy prices, declining output, and growing concerns that its operations are causing a spike in earthquakes.
The US Coal Industry Is Shuttering Mines and Its Market Value Is Plummeting, Says a New Study
Environmentalists are celebrating the decreasing amount of coal being burnt in the United States — but communities in Appalachia wonder what will help their anemic economies.
Watch Senator James Inhofe Throw a Snowball on the Senate Floor to Prove Climate Change Doesn't Exist
Inhofe says climate change is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people — and he chairs the committee overseeing US environment and climate change policy.
New Safety Rules for 'Bomb Trains' Under White House Review
The review is essentially the last step in the regulatory process, and environmental groups are worried that the rules remain insufficient for preventing potentially catastrophic accidents.
The EPA Tightened Rules on Coal Waste, But Not Enough, Say Environmentalists
Coming six years after the biggest coal ash accident in US history, the new regulations treat waste from coal-fired power plants as non-hazardous, despite containing mercury, arsenic, and cadmium.