Politically Charged

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:54:30 +0000

Politically Charged

How U.S. Polarization Threatens the EV Future

Indigenous, Essential, Exploited

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:51:46 +0000

Indigenous, Essential, Exploited

California Policies Leave Indigenous Farmworkers Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Disasters

A Catastrophic Flood on California’s Central Coast Has Plunged Already Marginalized Indigenous Farmworkers Into Crisis

Dying in the Fields as Temperatures Soar

By Liza Gross, Peter Aldhous

The Education of Judith Kimerling

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 20:22:56 +0000

The Education of Judith Kimerling

An American Lawyer’s Epic Struggle to Stop Expanding Oil Operations Harming Indigenous Peoples in Ecuador’s Amazon

The Immortals

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 22:28:37 +0000

The Immortals

Greenhouse Gases That Live Forever

A class of highly potent and largely unregulated greenhouse gases released by the aluminum, chemical and electric power industries remain in the atmosphere for thousands of years. Once they are released, they are essentially permanent additions to the atmosphere. Simple measures like the use of best available emissions abatement technology and leak detection equipment could bring emissions of these “immortal” pollutants to near zero.

A 3M Plant in Illinois Was The Country’s Worst Emitter of a Climate-Killing ‘Immortal’ Chemical in 2021

The company was also sued this year by the state’s attorney general for discharging PFAS, contaminating groundwater and the Mississippi River. It says it will stop manufacturing and using PFAS in its products by 2025.

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Undermined

Undermined

From Cracked Foundations to Explosive Gases, the Costly Disruptions of Longwall Mining

A ‘Gassy’ Alabama Coal Mine Was Expanding Under a Family’s Home. After an Explosion, Two Were Left Critically Injured

Oak Grove Mine has a long history of safety violations. In 2006, federal officials evacuated its workers because of dangerous levels of methane, a flammable gas.

By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers

Alabama Mine Cited for 107 Federal Safety Violations Since Home Explosion Led to Grandfather’s Death, Grandson’s Injuries. Where Are State Officials?

By Lee Hedgepeth

Alabama Coal Mine Keeps Digging Under A Rural Community After Hundreds of Fines and a Fatal Explosion. Residents Are Rattled

By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers

Alabama Coal Company Sued for a Home Explosion That Killed a Man Is Delinquent on Dozens of Penalties, Records Show

By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers

Alabama Family to Add Wrongful Death Claim Against Mine Operator in Lawsuit Over Home Explosion

By Lee Hedgepeth

As a Longwall Coal Mine Grows Beneath an Alabama Town, Neighbors of an Explosion Victim Feel Undermined and Unheard

By Lee Hedgepeth

Politically Charged

Politically Charged

How U.S. Polarization Threatens the EV Future

South Carolina Welcomes Multibillion Dollar Electric Vehicle Projects, Even Though Many Echo Trump’s Harsh EV Critiques

Volkswagen has made a $2 billion bet that rural Americans will fall in love with electric drive. Its formula: Resurrect a rugged, iconic U.S. brand, Scout, and court Republican state leaders, who provided a generous incentives package.

By Marianne Lavelle

How Two Top Car Salesmen Pitch EVs, One in Trump Country and One on Biden’s Turf

By Dan Gearino

EV Sales Are Taking Off. Why Is Oil Demand Still Climbing?

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Indigenous, Essential, Exploited

Indigenous, Essential, Exploited

California Policies Leave Indigenous Farmworkers Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Disasters

A Catastrophic Flood on California’s Central Coast Has Plunged Already Marginalized Indigenous Farmworkers Into Crisis

By Liza Gross

Dying in the Fields as Temperatures Soar

By Liza Gross, Peter Aldhous

Milking It

Milking It

How Big Ag Has Avoided Reporting the Largest Source of Methane Emissions in the Nation

A Texas Dairy Ranks Among the State’s Biggest Methane Emitters. But Don’t Ask the EPA or the State About It.

An analysis by Inside Climate News, building on work by Climate TRACE, shows that tracking cattle emissions, site by site, is doable. But government databases specifically exempt agricultural operations from their greenhouse gas accounting.

By Phil McKenna, Georgina Gustin, Peter Aldhous

California’s Top Methane Emitter is a Vast Cattle Feedlot. For Now, Federal and State Greenhouse Gas Regulators Are Giving It a Pass.

By Phil McKenna, Georgina Gustin, Peter Aldhous

Reducing Methane From Livestock Is Critical for Stabilizing the Climate, but Congress Continues to Block Farms From Reporting Emissions Anyway

By Georgina Gustin, Phil McKenna

A Battle Is Underway Over California’s Lucrative Dairy Biogas Market

By Emma Foehringer Merchant

Is California Overstating the Climate Benefit of Dairy Manure Methane Digesters?

By Phil McKenna

The Education of Judith Kimerling

The Education of Judith Kimerling

An American Lawyer’s Epic Struggle to Stop Expanding Oil Operations Harming Indigenous Peoples in Ecuador’s Amazon

Judith Kimerling’s 1991 ‘Amazon Crude’ Exposed the Devastation of Oil Exploration in Ecuador. If Only She Could Make it Stop

After her start as a young lawyer working on the Love Canal case, Kimerling refused to take part in class-action litigation that consumed decades and victimized Ecuador’s Indigenous peoples. Now, her day in court has finally come on one group’s behalf.

By Katie Surma

Spanning Two Worlds, Judith Kimerling Explores Ecuador’s Rainforest and the Rule of Law That Might Save Those Who Live There

By Katie Surma

Dereliction of Beauty

Dereliction of Beauty

How Lax Regulation of Beauty Care Products Victimizes Women of Color

Black Women Face Disproportionate Risks From Largely Unregulated Toxic Substances in Beauty and Personal Care Products

The FDA has finally proposed a ban on formaldehyde in hair straighteners, and new regulations on the cosmetics industry take effect next month. But one activist called them “a floor, not a ceiling.”

By Victoria St. Martin

A New Law Regulating the Cosmetics Industry Expands the FDA’s Power But Fails to Ban Toxic Chemicals in Beauty Products

By Victoria St. Martin

For One Environmentalist, Warning Black Women About Dangerous Beauty Products Allows Them to Own Their Health

By Victoria St. Martin

Q&A: Ami Zota on the Hidden Dangers in Beauty Products—and Why Women of Color Are Particularly at Risk

By Victoria St. Martin

What’s in That Bottle?

Interview by Ainsely O’Neill and Steve Curwood, “Living on Earth”

Harm City

Harm City

The Quest for Environmental Justice and Climate Adaptation in Baltimore

On a ‘Toxic Tour’ of Curtis Bay in South Baltimore, Visiting Academics and Activists See a Hidden Part of the City

Curtis Bay may be Baltimore’s most polluted community, surrounded by industrial facilities strangling the rowhouse neighborhood. The city now wants to close a local recreation center to make way for even more industry, continuing what activists say has been decades of environmental racism.

By Aman Azhar

Marvin Hayes Is Spreading ‘Compost Fever’ in Baltimore’s Neighborhoods. He Thinks it Might Save the City.

By Aman Azhar

Laurel Peltier Took On Multi-Million Dollar Private Energy Companies Scamming Baltimore’s Low-Income Households, One Victim at a Time

By Aman Azhar