Sustainability
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
Stories by Naveena Sadasivam
Sustainability
Drillers Illegally Using Diesel Fuel to Frack
An analysis by an environmental group finds hundreds of cases in which drillers used diesel fuel without obtaining permits and sometimes altered records
Sustainability
EPA Criticized for Weak Oversight of Drillers' Toxic-Waste Disposal Wells
A Government Accountability Office report says environmental regulators are failing to adequately enforce rules for wells used to dispose of toxic waste from oil and gas drilling
Sustainability
Fracking Regulations Weak and Scarce Despite Natural Gas Bonanza
In Ohio, where gas drilling is booming and toxic waste abundant, legislators have acted modestly to address concerns about public safety
Sustainability
In Fracking Fight, How to Measure Health Threats?
The more than 6,000 active gas wells in Pennsylvania generate scores of complaints each week, many about terrible odors and contaminated water
Society & Policy
Drilling for Certainty: The Latest in Fracking Health Studies
The health implications of hydraulic fracking for natural gas remain understudied, however, some findings point to birth defects and low birth-weight babies
Evaluating the Risk of Events That Could End Civilization
Every so often, Seth Baum heads out to meet Ins Garca, a video director and actress, at her Manhattan apartment. While hes there, he helps out in whatever way he can holding a microphone for hours on end, carrying heavy equipment and running to the local computer store to get an extra memory card [...]..
The Sciences
Cornell Student Scrapes Indian Exam Results, Exposes the System s Flaws
When Debarghya Das’ friends approached him to obtain their final grades from the education board before the official announcement, he gave it a try and got nowhere.
