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In the First Community Meeting Since a Fatal Home Explosion, Residents Grill Alabama Regulators, Politicians Over Coal Mining Destruction

Dozens of residents expressed fear and frustration over what they call “mining mayhem.” The regulators and politicians acknowledged for the first time that there may be a need for changes.

By Lee Hedgepeth

 Oak Grove residents including Clara Riley (left) and Lisa Lindsay (center) attend a meeting in central Alabama to discuss the consequences of longwall coal mining. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/ Inside Climate News
The Cape Fear River has been contaminated with forever chemicals, such as PFAS and 1,4-Dioxane from industrial dischargers upstream. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Nonprofit Law Center Asks EPA to Take Over Water Permitting in N.C.

By Lisa Sorg
A view of the Pantanal wetlands in Brazil. New research shows a large chunk of global methane emissions are from rotting vegetation in tropical wetlands. Credit: Carl de Souza/AFP via Getty Images

Surging Methane Emissions Could Be a Sign of a Major Climate Shift

By Bob Berwyn
Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-San Luis Obispo) talks about her bill to reaffirm local governments’ authority to regulate oil and gas production at a rally outside the California State Capitol in Sacramento on Monday. Credit: Last Chance Alliance

California Climate and Health Groups Urge Legislators to Pass Polluter Pays Bills

By Liza Gross
Under the final Rock Springs Resource Management Plan, the wildlands surrounding Adobe Town will still be available for oil and gas drilling. Credit: Bob Wick/Bureau of Land Management

In Final Rock Springs Resource Management Plan, BLM Sticks With Conservation Priorities, Renewable Energy Development

By Jake Bolster
He is seated behind the wheel of a metal boat, the river bending behind him.

‘It’s Just No Place for an Oil Pipeline’: A Wisconsin Tribe Continues Its Fight to Remove a 71-Year-Old Line From a Pristine Place

By Phil McKenna
An offshore oil drilling rig is seen in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: Ron Buskirk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

US District Court Throws Out Federal Agency’s Assessment Allowing More Drilling for Fossil Fuels in the Gulf of Mexico

By Aman Azhar
Wright Waste Management in July. Credit: CBS News

Houston’s Plastic Waste, Waiting More Than a Year for ‘Advanced’ Recycling, Piles up at a Business Failed Three Times by Fire Marshal

By James Bruggers
An aerial view of the idled Bluestone Coke facility in Birmingham, Ala. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Coal Baron a No-Show in Alabama Courtroom as Abandoned Plant Continues to Pollute Neighborhoods

By Dennis Pillion
Waorani Indigenous people protest in front of Ecuador's Energy Ministry on Aug. 20 to demand that the government respect the results of a referendum requiring an end to oil drilling in the Yasuni National Park. Credit: Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images

This Country Voted to Keep Oil in the Ground. Will It Happen?

By Katie Surma
A view of the Greenidge Generation Bitcoin mining facility and Dresden power plant along Seneca Lake in Dresden, New York. Credit: Lauren Petracca/Earthjustice

Greenidge Sues New York State Environmental Regulators, Seeking to Continue Operating Its Dresden Power Plant

By Peter Mantius
CNX Resources said the company’s fracking operations “poses no public health risks,” a contention that is at odds with many studies on the impacts of the gas industry. Credit: Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images

After Partnering With the State to Monitor Itself, a Pennsylvania Gas Company Declares Its Fracking Operations ‘Safe’

By Kiley Bense
Direct air capture, a technique that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, has been growing in popularity over the past decade, but critics worry that it is too energy-intensive. Credit: John Moore/Getty Images

Carbon Removals Aren’t Just About Getting the Science Right

By Mathilde Augustin
Utility solar, like the one pictured, have taken off in California. Wyoming could soon be home to similarly large projects, but it’s progress on solar development still lags behind many of its western peers. Credit: Tom Brewster/Bureau of Land Management

Will the Cowboy State See the Light on Solar Electricity?

By Jake Bolster
Activists from Public Citizen and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network deliver a letter with more than 10 thousand signatures from climate survivors and their allies to the Department of Justice on Thursday in Washington. Credit: Kevin Wolf/AP Content Services for Chesapeake Climate Action Network and Public Citizen

Thousands of Disaster Survivors Urge the Department of Justice to Investigate Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Crimes

By Keerti Gopal
State Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference on Feb. 16 in New York City. Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

New York’s Green Amendment Would Be ‘Toothless’ if a Lawsuit Is Tossed Against the Seneca Meadows Landfill for Allegedly Emitting Noxious Odors

By Peter Mantius
Republican Dave McCormick (left) is challenging Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Pennsylvania’s race for U.S. Senate. Credit: Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu and Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images

In Pennsylvania’s Competitive Senate Race, Fracking Takes Center Stage

By Kiley Bense
A view of the Rio Grande LNG site in February 2024. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

Federal Appeals Court Reverses Approval of Massive LNG Export Plants in South Texas

By Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune
Since June, the Summer of Heat has organized more than 18 protests against Wall Street for its role in fueling climate change. In recent weeks, law enforcement has responded to some activists with more serious charges. Credit: Keerti Gopal/Inside Climate News

An Activist Will Defy a Restraining Order to Play a Cello Protest at Citibank’s NYC Headquarters Thursday

By Keerti Gopal

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