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SAN FRANCISCO—The Natural Resources Defense Council and Earthjustice— representing Sierra Club and Consumer Federation of America—joined 11 states and the city of New York today in suing the Trump administration, as promised, for illegally...
Widely-Opposed Rover Pipeline Confirms Worst Fears Before It Goes into Operation By: Sierra Club – West Michigan Chapter Columbus, OH –Energy Transfer’s Rover pipeline had two major spills of drilling fluids into Ohio’s wetlands last...
A new study has found that drinking water at hydraulic fracturing sites in northeastern Pennsylvania have increased levels of certain chemicals in groundwater. While the substances are not at dangerous levels, the findings suggest...
WASHINGTON D.C. – A study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Duke University, and the University of Missouri, found that wastewater from fracking can contaminate surface waters. What is Fracking Fracking is a...
Documents Show Billions of Gallons of Oil Waste Fluid Dumped Into Gulf Waters WASHINGTON— Federal officials permitted more than 1,200 offshore fracks by oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010 to 2014,...
Read how you can make a difference with ending fracking in Michigan with the ACTION ALERT located at the bottom of this article. What is Fracking? Hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking,” is the...
Proponents of the Keystone XL Pipeline have argued that the project would create jobs, reduce the price of gas, reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil and secure an energy future. Amid the COP21 Global...
Lansing, MI – The House Energy Policy Committee of the Michigan is expected to take a vote this week on two energy bills that would overhaul the state’s energy policy. Advocates for renewable energy...
Portland, OR – The Lemelson Foundation, the world’s leading funder of invention in service of improving lives and promoting social and economic progress, today announced it will sign on in support of DivestInvest Philanthropy,...
Lansing, MI – Environmentalists are opposing a Michigan State Senate bill which would change Michigan’s current net-metering program. Under the current net metering program in Michigan, if homeowners with solar panels or wind turbines...
