More drilling, less protection
Oil and gas drillng threatens wildlife and puts air and water at risk. Weakening environmental protections for "split estate" lands would magnify the threat.
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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is still wreaking havoc on the Gulf of Mexico
Fourteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the wildlife and ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico have still not recovered. As scientists continue to uncover new and disturbing things about the long-term impacts of the spill, proposals currently on the table to increase offshore drilling show that the lessons of Deepwater Horizon have not been learned.
Accidents Waiting to Happen: Factory Farms
Waste lagoons used by industrial-scale livestock operations threaten spills that can cause catastrophic damage to America’s rivers, lakes and streams.
Who are the top climate polluters in the country?
America’s most polluting power plants emit more greenhouse gas pollution than some entire states. New standards addressing pollution from those plants and the growth of wind and solar energy could make a big difference for the climate.
Accidents Waiting to Happen: Oil Pipelines
Pipelines transport billions of barrels of oil across the U.S. each year, frequently passing over or near waterways. Since 2004, pipeline spills have released more than 750,000 barrels of oil into the environment.
Accidents Waiting to Happen: Coal Ash
Hundreds of coal ash pits and ponds sit near the banks of American waterways, threatening toxic spills that can cause long-term damage to the environment and public health.
Accidents Waiting to Happen: Industrial Toxic Chemicals
Across the United States, thousands of facilities use or store chemicals that are harmful to people and the environment. Many of these facilities are located along waterways, where leaks or spills pose a risk of catastrophic damage.
The risks of deep-sea mining: Disruption on a massive scale
It’s important that we understand the scale of what mining companies have in store for the central Pacific. Because once we begin mining the seafloor, there’s no turning back.
Of wolf and man, and other rewilding success stories
Rewilding initiatives across the world are demonstrating what can be achieved by letting nature take the lead.
Good intentions, bad outcomes. Six ways impervious surfaces harm our cities and the environment
Every year, hundreds of thousands of acres of natural land are paved over with concrete, asphalt and other impervious materials. Too often, the full extent of the threat this poses for us and our environment is ignored. It's time to start taking it seriously.