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Illinois congressional representatives are sounding the alarm over what they call the “dangerous politicization” of federal funding meant to protect Americans from toxic lead pipes. In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency this week, the lawmakers alleged that $3…
A hidden environmental disaster is unfolding beneath Oklahoma’s oil fields, where toxic wastewater containing cancer-causing chemicals is erupting from the ground in events regulators call “purges.” These contamination incidents have increased dramatically over the past five years, threatening drinking water…
A contentious natural gas pipeline proposal that would terminate off New York’s Rockaway Beach has been revived for the fourth time, despite three previous rejections over water quality concerns. The Williams Company’s Northeastern Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline would carry fracked…
Despite years of public commitments to clean energy, major fossil fuel companies own less than 2% of renewable energy projects worldwide, according to a groundbreaking study published in Nature Sustainability. The research reveals a stark gap between oil and gas…
