The director of its Mineral Resources department doesn’t think there should be, either.
A September oil pipeline spill is calling into question North Dakota’s lack of disclosure laws, which have allowed nearly 300 spills in the last few years to go unreported in the burgeoning oil state. In 2012 and 2013, roughly 300 pipeline spills in the state went unreported, according to an Associated Press report that also uncovered roughly 750
According to the report, the U.S. launched up to 374 drone strikes in Pakistan from 2004 to 2013.
A new Amnesty International report alleges that U.S. drone strikes could be responsible for up to 900 civilian deaths in Pakistan -- and the organization is calling on the U.S. to address what it refers to as a series of human rights abuses that could amount to war crimes. The report, “Will I be Next?”, profiles the lives of civilians living in
Twenty years after women were jailed in a similar protest, support from social media and elite women in government are giving momentum to the reform effort.
Women in Saudi Arabia are banding together in protest against anti-driving laws, despite threats by the government that any acts of resistance will be met with stiff penalties. To protest the kingdom’s laws that ban them from driving, women in the country are showing their opposition by engaging in that very act — on Saturday, women from
The House passed a bill that would curtail the public’s ability to participate in environmental reviews for waterways projects.
A prominent environmental organization is warning that a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would put America’s waterways at risk, eliminating time for public comment and taking away citizens’ right to voice concerns and participate in the decision-making process. The Water Resources Development Act typically grants authorization to
Reports this summer revealed more than 200 cases of illegal fracking, some of which have gone on for years.
Officials have uncovered more than 200 incidents of fracking off the coast of California following media reports this summer that exposed the illegal practice for the first time. In July, the news outlet Truthout reported that fracking, a process which shoots water, sand and chemicals into the ground to extract oil and natural gas, was taking
The poll also marks how rapidly public opinion on marijuana is changing.
More Americans than ever approve of marijuana use, highlighting a shift in public opinion as many states move or have moved to legalize the substance. When asked whether marijuana should be legalized, 58 percent of respondents to a recent Gallup poll said “yes.” That’s compared to just 39 percent who said “no.” The new wave of support is
Renewable energy advocates are split over whether fracking for geothermal resources is any better than conventional oil and gas fracking.
A new form of fracking is creating hope and controversy among those aiming to invest in renewable energy. Fracking for geothermal energy uses the same technology as traditional oil and gas fracking operations, injecting a fluid combination into the ground to break up and access shale formations. In the case of geothermal exploration, the goal is