November 29, 2016 Neil Young wants Obama to end 'violence' at pipeline protest Neil Young is calling on President Barack Obama "to step in and end" what he calls the "violence" against protesters demonstrating against an oil pipeline being built in North Dakota on part of an Indian reservation.
November 15, 2016 Tapped out: science shuts down an anti-fracking myth about drinking water Two days after Donald Trump’s election victory, environmental regulators in Wyoming debunked one of the biggest claims of anti-oil and gas activists: That fracking contaminated drinking water in Pavillion, Wyoming.
November 1, 2016 $151M settlement tentatively approved after WV spill contaminated drinking water A federal judge on Monday tentatively approved a $151 million settlement involving two companies sued over a 2014 chemical spill that contaminated drinking water in southern West Virginia.
October 31, 2016 Flint water crisis heroes are being honored with American Ingenuity Awards A mother and a college professor who exposed the Flint, Michigan, water crisis are being honored with American Ingenuity Awards.
October 25, 2016 Appeals court rules federal agency acted reasonably to protect bearded seals An appeals court panel on Monday ruled that a federal agency acted reasonably in proposing to list a certain population of bearded seals threatened by sea ice loss.
October 18, 2016 Democratic campaign bus dumps sewage into Georgia storm drain, police say Police in Georgia say a bus chartered by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) was photographed dumping human waste into a storm drain Tuesday morning.
September 19, 2016 Toxic algae turns up in more than 40 California lakes, waterways Toxic algae has shown up in more than 40 state lakes and waterways from Los Angeles to the northern reaches of California, the highest count in state history.
August 15, 2016 Florida beachgoer drowns after rescuing his wife from rip current A day at the beach took a tragic turn when, officials said, a man visiting from Fort Myers, Florida got caught in a rip current on Miami Beach while trying to render aid to his wife.
August 10, 2016 Toxicologist on cancer warnings: NC acted despite science Officials in North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory's administration are telling a string of misleading half-truths about the safety of well water near Duke Energy coal ash pits containing a cancer-causing chemical and are responsible for any resulting fear and confusion, a state toxicologist said after being attacked by state officials.
August 6, 2016 Three Cape Cod beaches closed after great white sharks spotted A Cape Cod town has closed three beaches after great white sharks were seen feasting on a small whale carcass.
