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Fracking Firms Fail, Rewarding Executives and Raising Climate Fears

July 12, 2020 | New York Times

Oil and gas companies are hurtling toward bankruptcy, raising fears that wells will be left leaking planet-warming pollutants, with cleanup cost left to taxpayers.

Why miners have failed to prevent waste dam disasters

June 30, 2020 | Financial Times

In January 2019, a mine waste dam at the Córrego do Feijão iron mine in Brazil collapsed, killing 270 people, obliterating parts of the community of Brumadinho, and flooding the Paraopeba River ecosystem with 12m cubic metres of mine waste.

America’s Radioactive Secret

January 21,2020 | Rolling Stone

Oil-and-gas wells produce nearly a trillion gallons of toxic waste a year. An investigation shows how it could be making workers sick and contaminating communities across America.

Carlsbad church leader shares oil and gas fears at United Nations Climate Change Conference

December 5, 2019 | Carlsbad Current Argus

Fear of environmental damage and a passion to work for solutions rang in the voice of Rev. David Rogers as he spoke before the United Nations.

Industry Watchdog Alleges Northern Dynasty Misled Investors

April 30, 2019 | Bloomberg Business

An industry watchdog has filed a complaint to U.S. and Canadian securities regulators alleging that Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. misled investors about its controversial Pebble mining project in Alaska.

Brazil Dam Catastrophe Sounds Alarm for U.S. Waste Ponds

February 4, 2019 | Bloomberg Environment

A mining dam failure similar to the one that killed more than 100 people in Brazil could happen in the U.S., according to a mine engineer who consults with the government.

With special gear and righteous anger, activists document emissions in the Permian oil fields

December 16, 2018 | The Dallas Morning News

Patrolling the Permian: Bent on protecting the planet, activists document damaging emissions.

Trump Takes His Assault on Obama Climate Regulations to Oil Wells

September 10, 2018 | Bloomberg

The Trump administration has proposed relaxing Obama-era mandates meant to block rogue methane leaks from oil and gas wells, part of a broader assault on federal regulations designed to combat climate change.

Why Women From Asia Are Confronting U.S. Fracking: Oil Extraction Equals Plastic Production

June 26 2018 | YES! Magazine

Plastic manufacturers are not responsible for the disposal of their products, so the burden is placed on people in the Philippines.