Environment

Hawaii volcano spews huge cloud of ash

May 18, 2018 By Caleb Jones And Sophia Yan

The explosion came shortly after 4 a.m. following two weeks of volcanic activity that sent lava flows into neighborhoods and destroyed at least 26 homes.

Earth Week 2018: Environmental losses and solutions

April 26, 2018 By Blake Skylar

“We must focus more on making the environment a political issue so that people will vote for candidates who will protect it and fight climate change."

Charges dropped against railroad for Lac-Mégantic catastrophe

April 16, 2018 By Jordan Barab

This was the story not of careless, lazy workers but of a railroad carrying hazardous cargo that cut corners on safety and maintenance wherever it could.

California offshore oil firms rack up nearly 400 violations

April 11, 2018 By Associated Press

Critics have long said state regulators were too cozy with oil interests and had gone easy on enforcement.

Oil keeps flowing as Corps misses deadline for DAPL environmental study

April 4, 2018 By Albert Bender

Foot-dragging Judge Boasberg lets the oil keep flowing through DAPL, even as the Army Corps of Engineers fails to submit an ordered environmental assessment.