Environment

Push at California climate confab to include workers in leadership

December 17, 2014 By Marilyn Bechtel

"We cannot let the new green economy be a low-wage economy, because a sustainable environment needs a sustainable economy."

Obama withdraws Alaska’s Bristol Bay from drilling

December 17, 2014 By Dan Joling

President Obama announced Tuesday that he's removing more than 52,000 square miles of waters off Alaska's coast from consideration for oil and gas exploration or drilling.

Game goes into overtime during Lima climate talks

December 15, 2014 By Marc Brodine

The climate change negotiations went into overtime, with extended session that lasted two days beyond the scheduled adjournment.

Activists protest oil drilling in Canary Islands

December 9, 2014 By Blake Skylar

Canarians and tourists formed a giant 'SOS' on a beach in Spain's Canary Island of Fuerteventura protesting oil drilling.

Deaths at Texas DuPont plant cry for better safety regulations

December 9, 2014 By People Before Profits

In November, four workers died and one was injured at a chemical plant in La Porte, Texas after the release of a hazardous chemical.