Environment
Drought-Plagued Western States Play Politics with Water
The latest in ProPublica's “Killing the Colorado” series looks at how, despite decades of accepted science, California and Arizona still miscount their water supplies
Stories by Abrahm Lustgarten
Environment
California's Drought Is Part of a Much Bigger Water Crisis
The problems are as much structural and systemic as they are natural
Environment
Navajo Generating Station Powers and Paralyzes the Western U.S.
The latest in ProPublica’s “Killing the Colorado” series looks inside the power plant fueling America’s drought
Environment
Use It or Lose It Laws Worsen Western U.S. Water Woes
ProPublica's “Killing the Colorado” series examines a 139-year-old water law that pushes ranchers to use as much water as they possibly can, even during a drought
Environment
Vegas Water Chief Preached Conservation While Gambling on Growth
ProPublica examines the wheeling and dealing that Pat Mulroy has orchestrated over nearly three decades to find more water for Las Vegas and use it to help the city keep expanding
Environment
Federal Dollars Are Financing the Water Crisis in the West
ProPublica examination shows that the scarcity of water is as much a man-made crisis as a natural one
Environment
New Fracking Rules Deliver Progress and Controversy
New rules governing how energy companies frack on federal lands represent a significant step toward protecting drinking water resources in some of the most heavily drilled parts of the country...
Environment
California Halts Injection of Fracking Waste into Ground
The state warns that fracking for natural gas might be contaminating aquifers used as a source for drinking water
Environment
Poisoning the Well: How the Feds Let Energy and Mining Companies Pollute Underground Water
Aquifer exemptions give industry permission to pollute underground freshwater reservoirs
Environment
Safety Rules for Fracking Disposal Wells Often Ignored
The growing number of wells used to dispose of wastewater from fracking are subject to lax oversight
Environment
Are Fracking Wastewater Wells Poisoning the Ground beneath Our Feet?
Leaking injection wells may pose a risk--and the science has not kept pace with the growing glut of wastewater
Environment
EPA: Natural Gas Fracking Linked to Water Contamination
The finding is likely to shape how the U.S. regulates and develops natural gas resources across the eastern Appalachians
Environment
EPA Finds Fracking Compound in Wyoming Aquifer
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finds fracking compounds in environmental monitoring wells
Health
Science Lags as Health Problems Emerge Near Natural Gas Fields
The health impacts of the aftermath of natural gas production remain largely unexplored
Environment
Climate Benefits of Natural Gas May Be Overstated
Policymakers and the energy industry have been looking to natural gas in recent years as a more climate friendly fuel with half the greenhouse gas emissions of coal, but EPA research is casting doubt on that plan...
Environment
Gulf Spill Cleanup Chemicals May Cause New Environmental Concerns
On Thursday BP began using the chemical compounds to dissolve the crude oil, both on the surface and deep below, deploying an estimated 100,000 gallons
Environment
BP Suffers Multiple Lapses in Years Leading to Oil Spills
The global oil giant responsible for the fast-spreading spill in the Gulf of Mexico is no stranger to major accidents
Environment
Natural Gas Drilling Produces Radioactive Wastewater
Wastewater from natural gas drilling in New York State is radioactive, as high as 267 times the limit safe for discharge into the environment and thousands of times the limit safe for people to drink...
Environment
What Are the Dangers of Drilling for Natural Gas?
A new environmental review from New York State details some of the issues surrounding drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus shale
Environment
EPA: Chemicals Found in Wyoming Drinking Water Might Be from Natural Gas Drilling
Federal environment officials investigating drinking water contamination have found that at least three water wells contain a chemical used in the natural gas drilling process of hydraulic fracturing...
