Environmental News

S.E.C. Passes Environmental Disclosure Rule That Upsets Both Sides

On Wednesday, the Security and Exchange Committee approved a new rule that would require some publicly traded companies to disclose…

8 months ago

Keystone XL Pipeline Leaks 14,000 Barrels Of Oil In Kansas

Keystone XL pipeline has now leaked more crude oil than any other gas pipe in the United States in the…

2 years ago

Supreme Court Curtails EPA’s Ability To Fight Climate Change, In Latest Far-Right Move

The Supreme Court reduced the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from powerplants in a 6-3 ruling…

2 years ago

Congressional Democrats Call For Investigation Of USPS Decision To Buy Gas-Guzzling Truck Fleet

A group of House Democrats advocated for an investigation into Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and his decision to purchase up…

3 years ago

Biden Restores Environmental Protections Rolled Back By Trump

President Joe Biden on Friday restored environmental protections that were rolled back by former President Donald Trump. Biden signed proclamations…

3 years ago

Keystone XL Pipeline Project Canceled After A Decade Of Debate

The Keystone XL pipeline project has been terminated by its developer. The Canadian company was forced to reevaluate its options…

3 years ago

Biden Administration Suspends Drilling Leases In Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Biden Administration has officially suspended several leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and is currently awaiting the…

3 years ago

David Legates, Scientist With Record Of False Climate Change Theories, Hired By NOAA

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hired a climatology professor who has spent his career questioning the fundamentals of climate…

4 years ago

Trump Administration Reduces Restrictions On Mercury Emissions

The Trump administration on Thursday undermined regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the release of mercury and other toxic…

5 years ago

Newly Discovered Caterpillar Can Digest Plastic – Could Hold Solution To Plastic Pollution Crisis

Scientists are hopeful that a newly discovered caterpillar could help provide a solution to the plastic waste crisis. Greater wax…

5 years ago

Obama Criticizes Trump’s Rollback Vehicle Emissions Standards

Former President Barack Obama criticized current President Donald Trump after the Trump Administration announced it would roll back an Obama…

5 years ago

Trump Formally Pulls Out Of Paris Climate Accord, Draws Criticism

President Donald Trump on Monday started the process of officially pulling the United States out of the landmark Paris Climate Agreement. His…

5 years ago

Trump Administration Rolls-Back Obama-Era Rules Restricting Coal Power Plant Waste

The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday it would roll back regulations introduced under President Barack Obama designed to impose requirements on…

5 years ago

Trump Revokes California’s Obama-Era Car Emission Waiver

President Donald Trump announced he is rescinding a 2013 waiver that allowed California to set its own standards for automobile…

5 years ago

Trump Repeals Obama Energy-Saving Lightbulb Regulations

The Department of Energy announced on Wednesday that President Donald Trump is repealing the energy-saving lightbulb regulations. The regulation set…

5 years ago

Trump Administration Re-Names Natural Gas ‘Freedom Gas’ & ‘Molecules Of U.S. Freedom’

In a May email detailing the expansion of a natural gas facility in Texas, Trump administration officials referred to fossil…

5 years ago

New Trump EPA Rule Rolling Back Obama Coal Rules Will Kill 1,400 Americans

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced Wednesday that his agency will replace the Obama-era Clean Power Plan and roll back industry…

5 years ago

Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama’s Strict Emissions Standards

President Donald Trump's administration released a proposal to roll back greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards for automobiles on…

6 years ago