The town accused the utility giant of engaging in a decades-long public deception campaign downplaying the risks of fossil fuels and climate change. The judge says the case presents "nonjusticiable ...

A Wake County Superior Court decision upholds that N.C. Department of Environmental Quality has the authority to set limits of 1,4-dioxane discharges from public wastewater utilities.

In a significant legal decision, the court upheld the DEQ's protocols and authority to impose limits on 1,4-dioxane discharges, following concerns over elevated levels ...

According to a release, the NCDEQ identified elevated levels of 1,4-dioxane in discharges from Asheboro’s wastewater ...

Budget pressures are forcing climate groups into uncomfortable compromises even as Maryland falls further behind on its ...

A state court has restored North Carolina’s ability to limit pollution from 1,4-dioxane, a toxic industrial chemical that can threaten drinking water supplies for nearly 1 million people downstream.

President Donald Trump plans to announce an executive order on Wednesday directing the U.S. Department of Defense to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants.

Fracking exploration wells are likely to proceed in the Kimberley. Given how much more we know about the risks of fracking, ...

Lack of a state floodplain policy enabled oil companies to build in parts of Texas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 ...

US-based Black Mountain Energy has secured state environmental approval for a gas exploration and appraisal campaign at its flagship asset onshore Western Australia, which will involve hydraulic ...

Social media algorithms keep us all hopelessly engaged. The data these platforms gather on us enable feeds to become fine-tuned to our exact interests, on top of turning our smartphones into glorified ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lake Vesuvius Recreation Area at Wayne National Forest in Ohio. (Getty Images file photo.) The acreages that make up the Wayne ...