Fossil fuel subsidies amount to hundreds of billions of dollars a year – here's how to get rid of them
The costs that fossil fuels impose on public health through air pollution alone are enormous.
Feb. 11, 2021 • ~7 min
Oil field operations likely triggered earthquakes in California a few miles from the San Andreas Fault
California was thought to be an exception, a place where oil field operations and tectonic faults apparently coexisted without much problem. Not any more.
Nov. 10, 2020 • ~7 min
Fracking takes a toll on mental health as drilling and truck traffic rattle neighborhoods
Living near oil and gas production can affect mental health, driving stress and feelings of depression.
Oct. 22, 2020 • ~8 min
When fracking moves into the neighborhood, mental health risks rise
Living near oil and gas production can affect mental health, driving stress and feelings of depression.
Oct. 22, 2020 • ~8 min
It's time for states that grew rich from oil, gas and coal to figure out what's next
The pandemic recession has reduced US energy demand, roiling budgets in states that are major fossil fuel producers. But politics and culture can impede efforts to look beyond oil, gas and coal.
Sept. 23, 2020 • ~10 min
Trump greenlights drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but will oil companies show up?
The Trump administration is opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing – a step that's as much about politics as it is about energy.
Aug. 21, 2020 • ~9 min
The risk of preterm birth rises near gas flaring, reflecting deep-rooted environmental injustices in rural America
A study shows that low-income communities and communities of color are bearing the brunt of the energy industry's pollution in the region. The risks also extend to the unborn.
Aug. 20, 2020 • ~8 min
Routine gas flaring is wasteful, polluting and undermeasured
Flaring, or burning, waste gas from energy production has sharply increased over the past decade. It wastes usable fuel, pollutes the air, and helps drive climate change.
July 29, 2020 • ~9 min
Niger Delta: young men face exclusion and violence in one of the most polluted places on Earth
Chronic pollution has robbed many young Nigerians of a stable future in the place where they grew up.
July 13, 2020 • ~6 min
Living near active oil and gas wells in California tied to low birth weight and smaller babies
A new study finds an association between living near active oil and gas wells in California and low birth-weight infants, adding to findings elsewhere on health risks from oil and gas production.
June 18, 2020 • ~8 min
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