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Americas
A Trump Ally Vows to Bring Fracking to Colombia
Jun 24, 2026 Abelardo de la Espriella, the apparent winner of the presidential election, has plans to expand oil, gas and mining production, alarming activists in the world’s deadliest country for environmental defenders.
Investigative Stories
Radioactive Oil and Gas Waste May Lie Beneath a North Texas Elementary School
Feb 11, 2026 A 2,500-home Dallas-Fort Worth subdivision and a school have risen atop layers of oil and gas drilling waste. One worker who helped spread the material is speaking out.
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West Virginia’s Chernobyl
Dec 11, 2025
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West Virginia’s Radioactive Party Zone
Dec 11, 2025 A teenager who unknowingly reveled for years in radioactive waste is fighting for justice and change.Southern California Journalism Award: Third Place, Investigative, Government Related
Environment
As Federal Oversight Unwinds, States Become Battlegrounds for Environmental Data
Jun 12, 2025 From Colorado to Virginia, environmental groups challenge legal barriers obscuring the full scope of fossil fuel impact.
Environment
EPA Considers Giving More ‘Flexibility’ To Dispose of Highly Toxic Wastewater
Mar 20, 2025 Critics warn against relaxing protections for disposal “of what is very hazardous material.”
Environment
Whistleblower Decries ‘Unregulated’ Fracking Wastewater Network in Pa.
Dec 27, 2024 A new lawsuit alleges toxic, radioactive waste leaked into a family’s water well, uncovering the regulatory abyss of fracking pipelines in the state.
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Hell’s Kitchen: Radioactive Gas is Quietly Seeping into New York City
Oct 3, 2024 Thanks to former Mayor Mike Bloomberg, fracked gas laden with the radioactive gas radon is powering millions of New York City stoves.2025 Southern California Journalism Award: Second Place, Hard News Feature, General News | Third Place, Investigative Reporting, Entertainment or Business Related | Third Place, Investigative Reporting
Editorial Cartoons
Trump’s Environmental Plan
Jun 17, 2024
Book Excerpt
Is Oil Field Waste Making You Sick?
Apr 25, 2024 The industry's workers are at risk and we don't know how bad the radioactivity is.
Activism