By Andy Rowell “The Trump administration claims that it supports clean air and water, but its proposed FY 2018 Budget tells another story.” So begins the devastating 10 page analysis and critique of the proposed cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), written by former staffers, called the Environmental Protection Network, which is made […]
We’ve long known extracting oil and gas comes with negative consequences, and rapid expansion of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, increases the problems and adds new ones—excessive water use and contamination, earthquakes, destruction of habitat and agricultural lands and methane emissions among them. As fossil fuel reserves become depleted, thanks to our voracious and wasteful habits, […]
BP and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials spent the holiday weekend trying to repair a leaking oil well on Alaska’s North Slope. Officials said the well is too unstable to shut down because of frigid temps in the high Arctic, but have released the pressure on one of the main leaks. It appears that 1.5 […]
Erin from Scotland had already switched to a completely plant-based diet when she asked Bill Nye on the Big Think to explain the science behind her decision to go vegan. “I went vegan after watching documentaries like ‘Before the Flood’ and ‘Cowspiracy,’” Erin said, but she questioned conflicting reports on the amount of global emissions […]
A pair of researchers discovered 15 methane-filled bubbles in Siberia’s Bely Island last July that wobbled like a waterbed when stepped on. Well, we really hate to burst these bubbles, but further research into the wider Yamal and Gydan peninsulas has uncovered about 7,000 more of these mysterious mounds. Scientists believe that these bumps are […]
Scientists have determined that methane from a fracked well contaminated a Texas family’s water supply and triggered an explosion that nearly killed four members of the family. The family’s ranch in Palo Pinto County is located only a few thousand feet away from a natural gas well. Scientists have found that methane escaped from a […]
The Trump administration is expected to begin attacks on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and climate science at the executive level now that the administration has a leader in place at the agency. [facebook https://facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/1460041177342148/ expand=1] Multiple outlets have reported that President Trump may be planning a visit to EPA headquarters as early as […]
By Alleen Brown In Donald Trump‘s first week as president, text describing two rules regulating the oil and gas industry was removed from an Interior Department website. The rules, limiting hydraulic fracturing and natural gas flaring on public lands, are in the crosshairs of the Trump administration. The changes were noted by the Environmental Data […]
The House GOP is just getting started with cuts using the Congressional Review Act (CRA), an arcane piece of mid-1990s legislation allowing Congress to overturn any Obama regulations finalized after June of last year. [facebook https://facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/1440958242583775/ expand=1] In addition to the disclosure requirements Wednesday, the House also voted to axe the Department of Interior’s (DOI) […]
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