Keystone XL clears final hurdle only to see more hurdles
In the current super-charged world of pipeline politics, no decision was ever going to be that straightforward.
Keystone pipeline spills 210,000 gallons of oil on eve of permitting decision for TransCanada
The Keystone pipeline running from Canada across the Great Plains leaked Thursday morning, spilling about 5,000 barrels of oil — or 210,000 gallons — southeast of the small town of Amherst in northeast South Dakota.
What air pollution can do to your bones
Researchers found a relationship between long term air pollution and osteoporosis, a condition in which your bones become weaker and more likely to break.
African-Americans taking brunt of oil industry pollution: report
African-Americans face a disproportionate risk of health problems from pollution caused by the oil and gas industry, and the situation could worsen as President Donald Trump dismantles environmental regulations, according to a report issued on Tuesday by a pair of advocacy groups.
CO2 emissions were flat for three years. Now they’re rising again.
Industrial emissions of carbon dioxide are projected to rise to record highs in 2017 after a three-year plateau, scientists said Monday. It’s a sign that the world is still far from achieving its goals to limit global warming.
‘Absolutely shocking’: Niger Delta oil spills linked with infant deaths
Babies in Nigeria are twice as likely to die in the first month of life if their mothers were living near an oil spill before falling pregnant, researchers have found.
2,100 cities exceed recommended pollution levels, fueling climate change
Climate change is already affecting the health of populations around the world, but things are set to get worse if adequate changes aren’t made, according to an international consortium of climate experts.
Record surge in atmospheric CO2 seen in 2016
Researchers say a combination of human activities and the El Niño weather phenomenon drove CO2 to a level not seen in 800,000 years.
A string of dangerous accidents in Alaska sends BP reeling
Internal emails, recordings, interviews, and other documentation obtained by BuzzFeed News show how BP Alaska executives are struggling to “reset” the company’s safety culture after five dangerous accidents this year alone.
Gulf of Mexico oil spill may be largest since BP disaster
An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last week may be the largest in the U.S. since the 2010 blowout at BP Plc’s Macondo well that sank the Deepwater Horizon rig and killed 11 people.
