What It Takes to Be a Whistleblower in America—and What It Takes Out of You
In 2005, Tony Menendez blew the whistle on Halliburton’s accounting practices. The fight cost him nine years of his life.
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It’s Been Five Years Since the Gulf Oil Disaster and the Government Has Done Almost Nothing to Prevent Another
Congress gets an F for stalling the implementation of new safety regulations.
‘You Wouldn’t Drill for Oil in the Sistine Chapel’
Resistance to a proposed oil tanker route off British Columbia’s lush northern coast is about more than NIMBYism.
Progress and Controversy Arrive With New Rules for Fracking on Public Lands
An initial review of rules issued by the Interior Department shows the federal government has taken important steps to protect drinking water resources, while not adopting the strictest regulations in place in some states.
The Government Is OK With a 75 Percent Chance of a Major Arctic Oil Spill. Are You?
The Department of the Interior says there’s a 75 percent chance of a major oil spill in the Arctic—and it’s willing to take that chance.
Offshore Oil and an Alaskan Disaster
Did Big Oil learn anything from the financial and near-environmental disaster that was the grounding of Shell’s Arctic drill ship in 2012? And will they be able to apply those lessons now that oil prices are plummeting?
What Would It Cost for You to Sign Away Legal Liability for Future Health Problems to a Fracking Company?
A Pennsylvania gas company offers residents cash to buy protection from any claims of harm.
Canada’s Big, Ugly Environmental Problem
Our neighbor to the north’s once-celebrated record of environmental science research and climate change policy has been thoroughly turned on its head over the past decade. And tense negotiations over the Keystone XL pipeline may have damaged Canada’s relationship with the U.S.
The Boom-Bust Girls: Sisterhood Turns 60 in Casper, Wyoming
The Geowives, a social club for women whose husbands work in the energy industry, is having difficulty attracting new members, but the existing group remains committed to its Tuesday afternoon lunches.